Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Which was the longer action in each sentence? 1 My family and I ............................. (sleep) when our house ................. (start) shaking. 2 While the ground ............................. (shake), several things ............................. (fall) off our kitchen cabinets and bookshelves. 3 My bed ............................. (move) from side to side when the earthquake suddenly ............................. (stop). 4 Just as we ............................. (try) to recover from the shock, there ............................. (be) an aftershock. 5 As we ............................. (run) for the door, a lamp ............................. (crash) to the floor.

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1. My family and I were sleeping when our house started shaking.

2. While the ground was shaking, several things fell off our kitchen cabinets and bookshelves.

3. My bed was moving from side to side when the earthquake suddenly stopped.

4. Just as we were trying to recover from the shock, there was an aftershock.

5. As we were running for the door, a lamp crashed to the floor.

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