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Past Simple and Past Continuous

  •  English    20     Public
    Students will practice both of the tenses.
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  • 1- I ________________ (sit) in a cafe when you _________(call).
    was sitting/called
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  • 2- Susie ______________(watch) a film when she_________ (hear) the noise.
    was watching/ heard
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  • 3- We _____________(play) tennis when John ____________ (hurt) his ankle.
    were playing/ hurt
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  • 4- ) He ____________(take) a shower when the telephone ____________ (ring).
    was taking/ rang
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  • 5- ) When I ______________ (walk) into the room, everyone ___________ (work).
    walked/ was working
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  • 6- He ________________(live) in Russia when the Revolution __________ (start).
    was living/ started
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  • 7- They ______________ (live) in Germany when they ______________(be) young.
    were living/ were
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  • 8- At 7pm yesterday, we ____________ (listen) to music.
    listened
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  • 9- When I __________________(leave) the house, it _____________ (snow).
    left/ was snowing
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  • 10- He ____________(work) in a bank when he ___________(meet) his wife.
    was working/ met
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  • 11- What ______________(you/do) when I ___________ (call) you last night?
    were doing/ called
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  • 12- She ___________ (read) a book when the phone ____________(rang).
    was reading/ rang
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  • 13- When the light _____________ (went) out, I ________________(have) a bath.
    went out/ was having
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  • 14- I ______________ (meet) Carla two years ago at University.
    met
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  • 15- When they _________________(arrive) we ___________(wait)for the bus.
    arrived/ were waiting
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  • 16- Where ______________ (you/get off) the train?
    did you get off
  •  15