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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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    This will help students to distinguish past simple and past continuous.
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  • What _______(you / watch) on TV at 7 p.m last night?
    were you watching
  •  15
  • George and Louise Jefferson .... (dance) last Friday at midnight.
    were dancing
  •  15
  • He ... (ride) his son's bike when he ... (fall) into the pool.
    was riding/fell
  •  15
  • Steph Curry ... (run) as his fans ... (clap).
    was running/were clapping
  •  15
  • The penguin ... (slip) and ...(fall) when it ... (step) onto the ice.
    slipped/fell/stepped
  •  25
  • She ... (walk) when the horse ... (run) into her and ... (knock) her down.
    was walking/ran/knocked
  •  25
  • What ... (Beavis and Butt-Head/eat) when you ... (come) into the living room?
    were Beavis and Butt-Head eating/came
  •  25
  • The dogs lips ...(flap) while he ... (look) out the car window.
    were flapping/was looking
  •  25
  • What ... (he/think) about during the game?
    was he thinking
  •  15
  • Suddenly, the squirrel ... (stand up) and ... (wag) it's tail.
    stood up/wagged
  •  20
  • The dinosaur ... (walk) up to the boy and ... (kick) him into the water.
    walked/kicked
  •  15
  • He ... (swing) his club when the golf cart ... (hit) him.
    was swinging/hit
  •  15
  • The dogs ... (can't see) because the wind ... (be) too strong.
    couldn't see/was
  •  15
  • he ... (wake up), ... (throw) his blanket off, and ... (jump) out of bed.
    woke up, threw, jumped
  •  15
  • The audience ... (think) it was funny, but she ... (not laugh) with everyone else.
    thought/wasn't laughing
  •  15
  • The kitten ... (fall asleep) while it ... (stand).
    fell asleep/was standing
  •  15