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