Simple Past or Past Continuous? N9B FF 6/25 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 16 Public

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs provided - elementary / intermediate

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It _____ (rain) when we _______ (come) out of Big City.

It was raining when we came out of Big CIty.

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I ____ (be) ill last week.

I was ill last week.

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He ______ (break)his leg while he ____ (ski) .

He broke his leg while he was skiing.

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Emma ____ (pass) her exam a few weeks ago.

Emma passed her exam a few weeks ago.

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When ________ (you buy) the car? – I ________ (buy) it a few years ago.

When did you buy the car? – I bought it a few years ago.

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He ______ (sit) in the garden when a bee_______(sting) him in the nose.

He was sitting in the garden when a bee stung him in the nose.

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Claire _____ (go) to Egypt last month.

Claire went to Egypt last month

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She ________ (have) a wonderful dream when the alarm clock ______(ring).

She was having a wonderful dream when the alarm clock rang.

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The car ______ (stop) at the lights.

The car stopped at the lights.

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We _______ (drive) home in the middle of the night when we ______________(see) a flashing light.

We were driving home in the middle of the night when we saw a flashing light.

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Soft music _________ (play) when I ________ (go) into the room.

Soft music was playing when I went into the room.

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_______ (you buy) that bag while I ________ (look) after the children?

Did you buy that bag while I was looking after the children?

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I ______ (lie) in the bath when the phone _______ (ring).

I was lying in the bath when the phone rang.

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George ______ off the ladder while he ________ the roof. (fall, paint)

George fell off the ladder while he was painting the roof. (fall, paint)

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Last night I ___________(read) in bed when I suddenly _______ a scream. (hear)

Last night I was reading in bed when I suddenly heard a scream.

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It _____ (snow) when I ____ (leave) home this morning.

It was snowing when I left home this morning.

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