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Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

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    Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb: Use past simple or past continuous.
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  • At 7pm yesterday, we (listen) ___________ to music.
    were listening
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  • When I (leave) _____ the house, it (snow) _____ .
    left -- was snowing
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  • When they (walk) ________ on the ice, they (fall) __________.
    were walking -- fell
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  • I (break) _____ my leg when I (ski) ______.
    broke -- was skiiing
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  • Last year I (visit) __________ Paris and Rome.
    visited
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  • He (work) _____ in the garden when he (find) __________ the money.
    was working -- found
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  • While he (write) __________ an email, his laptop (stop) ____ working.
    was writing -- stopped
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  • They (go) _____ abroad last month.
    went
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  • Susan (not/go) ____ to work last Wednesday.
    didn't go
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  • Emily (enter) ____ the house and (take) _____ off her shoes.
    entered --took
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  • Yesterday afternoon, while my mum (cook) _____, my dad was cutting the grass in the garden.
    was cooking
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  • Yesterday I (cut) _____ my finger while I (make) _____ salad.
    cut -- was making
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  • What (were you doing / did you do) at nine o'clock last night?
    were you doing
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  • It (was raining / rained) when I woke up.
    was raining
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  • I (dropped / was dropping) my phone while I (was getting / got) on the bus.
    dropped -- was getting
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  • While she (pack) ___ the suitcase, her brother was vacuuming the flat.
    was packing
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