I ______ to my grandmother when I ______ the good news. a) was talking, heard b) talked, heard c) was talking, was hearing d) talked, was hearing
a) was talking, heard Explanation: "Was talking" is past continuous (ongoing action) and "heard" is past simple (action that interrupts).
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I ______ (play) football when I ______ (fall) and hurt my knee. a) played, fell b) was playing, fell c) played, was falling d) was playing, was falling
b) was playing, fell Explanation: "Was playing" is past continuous (ongoing action), and "fell" is past simple (completed action that interrupts).
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My family ______ English. a) spoke b) was speaking
(Correct Answer: a) spoke Explanation: "Spoke" is in the past simple because it refers to a past habit or regular event.
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thief
Give points!
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star
Double points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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banana
Go to last place!
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While she ______ to the station, it ______ to rain. a) was walking, started b) walked, was starting c) was walking, was starting d) was walking, starts
a) was walking, started Explanation: "Was walking" is past continuous (ongoing action) and "started" is past simple (action that interrupts).
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thief
Give points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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baam
Lose 20 points!
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I ______ a book while he ______ a movie. a) read, watched b) was reading, was watching c) was reading, watched d) read, was watching
c) was reading, watched Explanation: "Was reading" is past continuous (ongoing action) and "watched" is past simple (interrupts the first action).
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I ______ up in Wales. a) grew b) was growing
(Correct Answer: a) grew Explanation: "Grew" is in the past simple because it describes a finished action in the past.
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He ______ (study) at 10 PM when I ______ (call) him. a) studied, called b) was studying, called c) was studying, was calling d) studied, was calling
b) was studying, called Explanation: "Was studying" is past continuous (action in progress), and "called" is past simple (interrupting action).
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While I ______ (work) in the garden, my brother ______ (watch) TV. a) worked, watched b) was working, watched c) was working, was watching d) worked, was watching
b) was working, watched Explanation: "Was working" is past continuous (ongoing action), and "watched" is past simple (interrupting action).
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He ______ his phone when I ______ to him. a) used, was speaking b) was using, spoke c) was using, was speaking d) used, spoke
b) was using, spoke Explanation: "Was using" is past continuous (action in progress) and "spoke" is past simple (interrupting action).
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They ______ their homework when the power ______ out. a) were doing, went b) did, went c) were doing, was going d) did, was going
a) were doing, went Explanation: "Were doing" is past continuous (ongoing action) and "went" is past simple (action that interrupts).
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We ______ (not like) the movie we ______ (watch) last night. a) didn’t like, were watching b) weren’t liking, watched c) didn’t like, watched d) weren’t liking, were watching
c) didn’t like, watched Explanation: "Didn't like" is past simple (a completed action), and "watched" is past simple (another completed action).
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I ______ my keys when I ______ to leave. a) lost, was about b) was losing, lost c) lost, was losing d) was losing, lost
d) was losing, lost Explanation: "Was losing" is past continuous (ongoing action) and "lost" is past simple (action that interrupts).
