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Past Simple & Past Continuous

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    This quiz is about Past Simple and Past Continuous.
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  • While I ___________ (read), the phone ________ (ring).
    While I WAS READING, the phone RANG.
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  • They _______ (watch) TV when the power ______ (go) out.
    They WERE WATCHING TV when the power WENT out.
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  • I _______ (meet) him yesterday while he _________ (jog) in the park.
    I MET him yesterday while he WAS JOGGING in the park.
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  • She ________ (not/drive) when the accident ________ (happen).
    She WASN'T DRIVING when the accident HAPPENED.
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  • We _________ (build) a snowman when it suddenly _______ (start) to rain.
    We WERE BUILDING a snowman when it STARTED to rain.
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  • He _______ (write) a letter when I ______ (call) him.
    He WAS WRITING a letter when I CALLED him.
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  • They _____ (have) dinner when their friends ______ (arrive).
    They WERE HAVING dinner when their friends ARRIVED.
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  • I ______ (not/see) you because I ______ (look) the other way.
    I DIDN'T SEE you because I WAS LOOKING the other way.
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  • The students ______ (study) when the fire alarm ______ (go) off.
    The students WERE STUDYING when the fire alarm WENT off.
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  • We ______ (walk) in the park when we _______ (find) a wallet.
    We WERE WALKING in the park when we FOUND a wallet.
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  • When I was a child, I was playing outside every day.
    When I was a child, I PLAYED outside every day.
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  • She was sleeping when the alarm was ringing.
    She was sleeping when the alarm RANG.
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  • They didn't went to the party because it was raining.
    They didn't GO to the party because it was raining.
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  • He cooked dinner while she was reading a book.
    He WAS COOKING dinner while she was reading a book.
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  • I was seeing him at the mall yesterday.
    I SAW him at the mall yesterday.
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  • What were you doing at 7 PM yesterday?
    Student's own answer.
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