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Past simple past continuous

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    Multiple choice answers to complete sentences with different uses of the past simple and past continuous B1 level
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  • My uncle ............... a lot of money to buy a new car last year
    was saving
    saving
    saved
    was saved
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  • I ............ you while I ............ my dog yesterday
    saw / walked
    saw / was walking
    was seeing / was walking
    was seeing / walked
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  • Some prices ............ last summer
    were increasing
    were increased
    increasing
    increased
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  • Sally ............ dinner, then she ............ a shower
    had / had
    had / was having
    was having / was having
    was having / had
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  • ............ David ............ on the sofa at 2pm?
    was ... sit
    did ... sitting
    was ... sitting
    did ... sit
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  • It ............ when I ............ yesterday
    was snowing / got up
    snowed / got up
    was snowing / was getting up
    snowed / was getting up
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  • Barbara ............ in Paris when she was 15 years old
    was lived
    living
    was living
    lived
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  • While she ............ TV, her brother ............ football
    watched / was playing
    was watching / was playing
    watched / played
    was watching / played
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  • Yesterday at 9pm, my parents ............ in the garden and they ............ wine
    sat / drank
    were sitting / were drinking
    sat / were drinking
    were sitting / drank
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  • William ............ Mary at the airport
    didn't meeting
    wasn't meeting
    didn't meet
    wasn't met
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  • The lights ............ while Jerry ............ dinner
    went out / ate
    were going out / was eating
    went out / was eating
    were going out / ate
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  • When I ............ at the party, Sam ............ me to some friends
    was arriving / introduced
    arrived / was introducing
    was arriving / was introducing
    arrived / introduced
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  • Richard ............ at the university when he ............ his wife
    was teaching / was meeting
    taught / met
    was teaching / met
    taught / was meeting
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  • ............ the girl ............ on the door while I ............ my book?
    was ... knocking / read
    was ... knocking / was reading
    did ... knock / read
    did ... knock / was reading
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  • I ............ my story while you ............
    wrote / were sleeping
    wrote / slept
    was writing / were sleeping
    was writing / slept
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  • my mum ............ the bathroom and then she ............ lunch
    cleaned / made
    was cleaning / was making
    was cleaning / made
    cleaned / was making
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