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G12_past simple and past continuous

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    Grammar review
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  • 1. I used my time well while I (wait) _____ for the train - I wrote some emails.
    1. was waiting
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  • 2. I (not/work) _______when my boss walked in my office. I was on Facebook.
    wasn't working
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  • 3. I saw a car crash when I (wait)_____for the taxi.
    was waiting
  •  20
  • 4. Tom (have) _____long hair and a beard when he was at university.
    had
  •  20
  • 5. It started raining while I (drive) ______ to work.
    was driving
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  • 6. What (you/do)______this time last year?
    were you doing
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  • 7. I (not/call)______ you at 10 o'clock as arranged because I was having a meeting.
    didn't call
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  • 8. I (stiIl/sleep) _______ when my husband left for work this morning.
    was still sleeping
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  • When she heard the phone ring, she(stop) _____reading to answer it.
    stopped
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  • 2. My mother______(read), so she didn't see me walking past.
    was reading
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  • When the accident happened, thousands of people ________(pass) through the airport.
    were passing
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  • I_____(have) English lessons every week from the age of four onwards.
    4. had
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  • They decided to leave the beach because it _____(get) dark and they wanted to get home while there was still some light.
    5. was getting
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  • ____Kate already_____(think) of leaving university before she failed her first year exams?
    Was Kate already thinking
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  • Since your house had a pool, you ________(swim) every day?
    did you swim
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  • The disaster_____(attract) hundreds of people from the country to the city.
    attracted
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