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Past Simnple vs Progressive B2/C1

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    past tenses
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  • The lights ... out as we ... the plans for the wedding (GO, DISCUSS)
    went , were discussing
  •  15
  • I ... on a road in the mountains when I ... out of petrol. (DRIVE, RUN)
    was driving, ran
  •  15
  • "What ... between 5 and 7 yesterday afternoon? (YOU DO) - I ... in the Red Lion Pub with a lot of other people. (SIT)
    were you doing, was sitting
  •  15
  • The singer ... his best hits while the fans ... over the fence. (SING, CLIMB)
    was singing, were climbing
  •  15
  • While the woman ... into the bus, the driver suddenly .... (GET, MOVE)
    was getting, moved
  •  15
  • When ... that the train ... into the opposite direction ? (YOU REALISE, GO)
    did you realise, was going
  •  15
  • That's terrible ! A four year old boy ... from a bridge while he ... after his dog. (FALL, RUN)
    fell, was running
  •  15
  • This morning while I ... past the supermarket I ... something strange hanging from the roof. (WALK, NOTICE)
    was walking, noticed
  •  15
  • We ... out because it .... (NOT GO, RAIN)
    didn't go, was raining
  •  15
  • When Betty ..., Ann and Jane ... a cup of tea (ARRIVE, JUST HAVE)
    arrived,were just having
  •  15
  • The weather was bad as I ... in a queue for the cinema - It ... heavily and a cold wind .... ( STAND, RAIN, BLOW)
    was standing, was raining, was blowing
  •  20
  • They ... in the fields when they ... a UFO flying over their heads (PLAY, SEE)
    were playing, saw
  •  15
  • The earthquake ... the region at three in the morning. Many inhabitants ... in their houses. (HIT, SLEEP)
    hit, were sleeping
  •  15
  • When they ... the car two years ago a doctor ... it. (BUY, OWN)
    bought, owned
  •  15
  • Linda and John ... the car when it ... to rain. They ... everything away and ... into the house where mother ... cookies. (WASH, START, PUT, RUN, JUST MAKE)
    were washing, started, put, ran, was just making
  •  25
  • I haven't seen Andy for ages. When I last ... him he ... for a job somewhere in London. (MEET, LOOK)
    met, was looking
  •  15