2. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. 1) When … (you/start) learning French? B: Two years ago while I … (prepare) for my A levels. 2) A: I … (not/know) you had a dog. B: I … (find) her on the street a month ago while I … (walk) back from school. 3) A: Julie … (pass) all her exams. B: Yes, I know. She … (tell) me the good news while we … (have) lunch. 4) A: … (you/clean) the attic? B: Yes, and I … (come) across my yearbook.

1. When did you start learning French? — Two years ago, while I was preparing for my A levels.
2. I didn’t know you had a dog. — I found her on the street a month ago while I was walking back from school.
3. Julie passed all her exams. — Yes, I know. She told me the good news while we were having lunch.
4. Did you clean the attic? — Yes, and I came across my yearbook.

Past Continuous обозначает длительное действие, на фоне которого произошло другое действие; Past Simple — завершённое действие в прошлом.