Question

while Sarah was getting out of the car she (drop) her handbag past simple and continuous
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Answer 1

Answer:

past

Explanation:

because while is the po aste

Answer 2

Answer:

was dropping/dropped

Explanation:

Well in this sentence, use if past continuous tense will be wrong. Instead we will have to use Simple Past Tense.

While Sarah was getting out of the car, she dropped her handbag.

So if in question only simple past is given its correct.

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