Past simple vs Past continuous 3 ★★ Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Jess and her brother Steve 1) (drive) home when the ground (see) some people running onto (try) to 2) (start) shaking. Steve 3) the road. He 4) (tell) his sister to stay calm and he 5) call the emergency services on his mobile phone, but it 6) 7) (get) out of the car and 8) other people. A few seconds later, the earthquake 9) 10) when Jess and Steve finally 12) (not/work). They (stand) on the street with the (stop) but everyone (sleep) (be) really scared. Amazingly, their parents (arrive) home safe!​