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English 16 Public

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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They ______ (watch) TV, when the lights _____ (go) out.

were watching, went

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Tony ______ (boil) eggs when he _____ (burn) his hand.

was boiling, burned

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Liz ______ (watch) when she ______ (fall) asleep.

was watching, fell

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We ______ (buy) our tickets and _____ (go) into the theatre.

bought, went

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Jack ______ (wait) for the bus when a car ____ (stop) in front of him.

was waiting, stopped

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They ______ (camp) in the forest when a fire _____ (break) out.

were camping, broke

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It was a cold night. The wind ______ (blow) and the snow _____ (fall) heavily.

was blowing, was falling

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It _____ (be) the best trip ever and I _____ (love) every minute of it.

was, loved

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The sun _____ (shine) while I ______ (walk) through the gardens.

was shining, was walking

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I'm sorry we _____ (not/have) more time to spend there.

didn't have

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They _____ (eat) breakfast when they _____ (hear) the news about their neighbor who won the lottery.

were eating, heard

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They _____ (move) into the new flat yesterday.

moved

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They _____ (not/travel) to Paris last year.

didn't travel

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We ______ (sail) in our boat when we _____ (see) a dolphin.

were sailing, saw

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He _____ (fall) off his bike while it ____ (rain).

fell, was raining

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We ______ (spend) two weeks there and _____ (go) to all sights.

spent, went

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