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Past Continuous vs. Past Simple

  •  English    11     Public
    Practicing the past continuous vs. the past simple tenses.
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  • It _____ (rain) when we _______ (come) out of the shopping centre.
    was raining, come
    were raining, came
    was raining, comes
    was raining, came
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  • When ________ (you buy) the car? – I ________ (buy) it a few years ago.
    did you buy, bought
    do you buy, bought
    did you buy, buyed
    did you bought, bought
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  • We _______ (drive) home in the middle of the night when we ______________(see) a flashing light.
    were driving, saw
    were driving, see
    was driving, saw
    driving, saw
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  • Pop music _________ (play) when I ________ (go) into the room.
    was playing, goed
    were playing, went
    was playing, go
    was playing, went
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  • It _______ (be) cold when we _______ (leave) the house that day.
    were, left
    be, left
    is, left
    was, left
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  • Last night I ___________(read) in bed when I suddenly _______ a scream. (hear)
    was reading, hear
    was read, heard
    were reading, heard
    was reading, heard
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  • It _____ (snow) when I ____ (leave) home this morning.
    were snowing, left
    was snowing, left
    was snowing, leaved
    was snowing, leave
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  • While my mother _________(run), she ______(see) a beautiful bird.
    were running, saw
    was run, saw
    was running, saw
    run, saw
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  • I ________(meet) an old friend in town, while I ________(do ) the shopping.
    met, was doing
    meet, was doing
    met, were doing
    met, was do
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  • Jessica ________(wear) a bright summer dress, when I ________ (see) her on the street.
    was wearing, saw
    was wearing, see
    was wearing, sees
    were wearing, saw
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  • When I _______(be) young, I __________(want) to be a pilot.
    was, wanted
    was, want
    were, wanted
    was, was wanting
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