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1A Grammar

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    Complete the pairs of sentences with the correct simple form of one of the verbs and the correct continuous form of the other.
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  • 1a. We usually  (spend) the summers with my grandparents at their house on the coast.
    spend
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  • 1b. This summer, though, my brother is in Costa Rica. He (stay) with a host family there.
    's staying
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  • 2a. This weekend I (go) hiking in the mountains with some friends.
    'm going
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  • 2b. The bus (leave) at six every morning, so we should be at the station 15 minutes before.
    leaves
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  • 3a. I (get) really bad food poisoning while I was in Scotland. I have no idea why!
    got
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  • 3b. Things got worse when somebody stole my suitcase while I (wait) in line to buy train tickets to Glasgow.
    was waiting
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  • 4a. I spoke good French by the time I left Québec because I (hang out) with the locals for the last few months of the ski season.
    had been hanging out
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  • 4b. It was a great trip, but it was scary, because I never (try) skiing before.
    had never tried
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