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English 8 Public

the exercise will help students practice the difference between past simple and past continuous

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#Past continuous #Past Simple

She __________ when we __________dinner. {arrive, have}

She arrived when we were having dinner. {arrive, have}

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I __________my arm when I __________football. {break, play}

I broke my arm when I was playing football. {break, play}

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__________ you __________fast when the police __________ you? {drive, stop}

Were you driving fast when the police stopped you? {drive, stop}

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It __________ when we __________ the pub. {snow, leave}

It was snowing when we left the pub. {snow, leave}

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I __________ the match because I __________ . {not see, work}

I didn't see the match because I was working. {not see, work}

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When you __________ me, I __________ to my boss. {call. talk}

When you called me, I was talking to my boss. {call. talk}

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We __________ in Cambridge when we __________ .{study, meet}

We were studying in Cambridge when we met. {study, meet}

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__________ they __________ in Rome when they __________ their first baby? {live, have}

Were they living in Rome when they had their first baby? {live, have}

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