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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

  •  English    26     Public
    Choose the correct tense
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  • What ............... you ................. (do) last night at 9 o'clock? I ................. (watch) T.V.
    were you doing / was watching
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  • When I ............. (get) up this morning, my father .................. (listen to) ABC news.
    got / was listening to
  •  20
  • Matt ................ (use) the computer when he ........... (lose) the Internet connection.
    was using / lost
  •  10
  • Susan ................. (travel) to Sydney when I ............... (see) her at the bus station.
    was travelling / saw
  •  15
  • When I ............... (walk) into the room it was chaos! The children ................ (write) all over the walls!
    walked / were writing
  •  25
  • When the cars ...................... (crash) , people ................. (call) the police immediately.
    crashed / called
  •  15
  • Mandy  ............... (say) she .......... (study) all day on Friday, but she .......... (not study). She ........... (watch) Friends on Netflix.
    said / was studying / wasn't studying / was watching
  •  25
  • We ................. (live) in Perth when I ............ (be) 5, but then we ...... (move) to Melbourne.
    lived / was / moved
  •  10
  • .................. Tom and his father ................ (play) football when you ............. (see) them in the park?
    Were Tom and his father playing / saw
  •  15
  • ........... you ........... (ask) your boss if she .......... (receive) my job application?
    Did you ask / received
  •  15