Past Simple or Past Continuous?

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Let's practise how to use the past simple and the past continuous.

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My brother_____________(break) his leg last week.

broke

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My parents ______________(not+watch) the news yesterday at six.

weren't watching

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I____________(write) a letter to my friend while my sister ________ (clean) her room.

was writing; was cleaning

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Where ____________(you/meet) your best friend last Monday?

did you meet

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Which book ________________(you/read) when mother came home?

were you reading

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The teacher____________(sit) down and ____________(open) her book.

sat; opened

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The students _____________(write) Exercise 9 when the bell ____________(ring).

were writing; rang

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We ______________(have) dinner when our granny __________ (phone) us.

were having; phoned

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We __________(be+not) at home last Friday.

weren't

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How many friends _____________(you/invite) to your garden party last summer?

did you invite

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What _______________(your little sister/play) when the alarm clock rang?

was your little sister playing

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The orange bus __________(stop) in front of our house some days ago.

stopped

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Why ___________(they/be) so unhappy after the trip?

were they

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The boys ____________(not+run) in the stadium this time yesterday.

weren't running

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Some students ______________(jog) in the forest when it ___________ (start) snowing.

were jogging; started

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I ___________(send) you a postcard last week but you ____________(not+reply) to me.

sent; didn't reply

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How ________________(they /make) this cake last time?

did they make

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