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Past simple vs continuous and used to

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We _____ on a first aid course yesterday.

We’re going

Did go

Went

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I’m sorry to bother you. ________ something important?

Were you doing

You were doing

Did you do

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_________ the first aeroplane?

Did the Wright brothers make

Did the Wright brothers made

Were the Wright brothers making

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I _______ a book when my headache started.

Read

Did read

Was reading

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When I ______ the doctor he wasn’t wearing his white coat.

Was seeing

Saw

Seen

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Dad was making a new tree house when he ______ his hand.

Was hurting

Hurted

Hurt

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When they interviewed the actor she ______ somewhere in Europe.

Was working

Is working

Worked

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I ______ on my mobile when I met you.

Not speaking

Wasn’t speaking

Didn’t speak

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The electricity ______ off when you were doing your homework!

Wasn’t going

Didn’t go

Was going

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The car ______ when the boy ran out.

Did stopping

Stopped

Did stop

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______ TV when they interviewed our teacher?

Were you watching

You were watching

Did you watch

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_______ Dad when he was wearing the carnival costume?

Did you see

You did see

Were you seeing

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_______ to London when the car broke down?

Were the tourists travelling

Are the tourists travelling

Did the tourists travel

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Were they playing basketball when it started to rain? _______

Yes, they were

Yes, they did

No, they didn’t

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Did Columbus discover America when he was looking for a way to get to India?

No, he wasn’t

Yes, he did

Yes, he was

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When you were making the cake _______ all the ingredients?

Were you putting in

Did you put in

You were putting in

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