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Past Simple / Past Continuous

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    Past Simple / Past Continuous
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  • What ________________________ (you / do) when I ________________________ (call) you last night?
    were you doing, called
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  • I ________________________ (sit) in a café when you ________________________ (call).
    was sitting, called
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  • When you ________________________ (arrive) at the party, who ________________________ (be) there?
    arrived, was
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  • Susie ________________________ (watch) a film when she ________________________ (hear) the noise.
    was watching, heard
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  • Yesterday I ________________________ (go) to the library, next I ________________________ (have) a swim, later I ________________________ (meet) Julie for a coffee.
    went, had, met
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  • We ________________________ (play) tennis when John ________________________ (hurt) his ankle.
    were playing, hurt
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  • What ________________________ (they / do) at 10pm last night? It ________________________ (be) really noisy.
    were they doing, was
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  • He ________________________ (take) a shower when the telephone ________________________ (ring).
    was taking, rang
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  • He ________________________ (be) in the shower when the telephone ________________________ (ring).
    was, rang
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  • When I ________________________ (walk) into the room, everyone ________________________ (work).
    walked, was working
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  • He ________________________ (live) in Russia when the Revolution ________________________ (start).
    was living, started
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  • When her train ________________________ (get) to the station, we ________________________ (wait) on the platform.
    got, were waiting
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  • He ________________________ (be) so annoying! He ________________________ (always / leave) his things everywhere.
    was, was always leaving
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  • On holiday we ________________________ (visit) Rome, ________________________ (see) the Vatican, and ________________________ (spend) a few days at the beach.
    visited, saw, spent
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  • Why ________________________ (you / stand) on a chair when I ________________________ (come) into the room?
    were you standing, came
  •  15
  • They ________________________ (live) in Germany when they ________________________ (be) young.
    lived, were
  •  15