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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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    Choose the correct tense
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  • It _______ (rain) when we _______(come) out of the shopping centre.
    was raining / came
  •  20
  • I _______ (be) ill last week, so I didn't go to the party.
    was
  •  10
  • He _______ (break) his leg while he _______ (ski) in the Alps.
    broke / was skiing
  •  25
  • Last Sunday we _______ (cook) lunch when you texted us.
    were cooking
  •  15
  • Claire _______ (go) to Egypt two years ago.
    went
  •  10
  • Yesterday at 7 o'clock my brother _______ (do) his homework, but he didn't finish it.
    was doing
  •  10
  • The car _______ (stop) at the traffic lights.
    stopped
  •  10
  • I was sitting in the garden while the birds _______ (sing) beautifully.
    were singing
  •  15
  • My friends _______ (relax) on the beach yesterday at 5 o'clock.
    were relaxing
  •  15
  • My sister and I _______ (fly) a kite in the park when we_______ (meet) our cousins.
    were flying / met
  •  25
  • The girls _______ (surf) yesterday at 12 o'clock.
    were surfing
  •  15
  • Yesterday at 9 o'clock the lifeguard _______ (watch) everyone on the beach.
    was watching
  •  15
  • The boy _______ (not swim) in the sea yesterday at 3 o'clock.
    wasn't swimming
  •  20
  • They were playing volleyball when the sun _______ (go) down
    went
  •  10
  • While he _______ (prepare) dinner, he _______ (cut) his finger.
    was preparing / cut
  •  25
  • Yesterday I _______ (not go) to the cinema with my friends. I stayed at home.
    didn't go
  •  15