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I Can't Get Past It!

  •  English    18     Featured
    Past simple and past continuous (Keynote Intermediate)
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  • She ___ a brilliant idea while she ___ to work this morning.
    had/ was walking
    did have/ was walking
    was having/ was walking
    was having/ walked
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  • Jamie ____ the meeting while they ____ the project.
    left/ were still discussing
    was leaving/ still discussed
    leaved/ still were discussed
    was left/ discussed stealing
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  • Correct it! He was breaking his leg while he was playing football.
    He broke his leg while he was playing football.
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  • They ____ any sleep because their neighbours _____ loud music all night.
    got not any/ played
    got/ were playing
    weren't getting/ didn't play
    didn't get/ were playing
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  • A: _____ the documentary about potatoes on Netflix? B: No, _____
    You did see/ I didn't
    Were you seeing/ I wasn't
    You saw/ I didn't see
    Did you see/ I didn't
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  • _____ in bed while you ____ a cold?
    Were you staying/ were having
    Did you stay/ had
    Did you stand/ were having
    You stayed/ you had
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  • We ____ to Vancouver, and then we ____ a ferry to Vancouver Island.
    drived/ were riding
    were flying/ were taken
    drove/ took
    were driving/ were taking
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  • Sorry, I ____ that ______ for me.
    knew/ didn't not wait
    wasn't knowing/ you were waiting
    didn't know/ you were waiting
    don't know/ were you waiting
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  • Why _____ the car so far from the restaurant?
    did you park
    you parked
    you were parking
    you didn't park
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  • The movie ____ so bad that I ______ it.
    was/ couldn't finish
    did be/ didn't finish
    wasn't/ wasn't finishing
    was being/ wasn't finished
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  • We ____ through the market when my wife ___ some shoes that she really ___.
    were walking/ was seeing/ liked
    were walking/ saw/ liked
    walked/ saw/ was liking
    did walk/ was seen/ was liking
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  • We _____ to Manchester because the cost of living ____ up and up.
    moved/ went
    were moved/ didn't go
    were moving/ was going
    moved/ was going
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  • This morning I _____ early and _____ breakfast for my whole family.
    was waking up/ made
    wake up/ made
    woke up/ made
    wasn't woken up/ wasn't made
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  • was/ when/ cooking/ I/ when/ was/ realised/ video/ watching/ hungry/ how/ I/ a
    I was watching a cooking video when I realised how hungry I was.
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  • When Susan _____ the police knocking on her door, she ____ under her bed.
    heard/ hidden
    didn't hear/ hided
    was hearing/ was hiding
    heard/ hid
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  • When he ____ he loved me, I _____ he _____
    was telling/ knew/ lied
    was saying/ was knowing/ lied
    said/ knew/ was lying
    told/ knew/ was lying
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