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Past Continuous and Past Simple

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    Using both tenses
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  • We were (eat) dinner at 8pm last night when John (arrived).
    were eating, arrived
  •  15
  • Yesterday I (go) to the supermarket, (buy) some fruit and (paid) the bill.
    went, bought, paid
  •  20
  • She (watch) TV when she (hear) a loud noise in the kitchen
    was watching, heard
  •  15
  • Inês (be) in the garden when the cat (catch) the bird,
    was, caught
  •  15
  • What (do) at 5 o'clock in the afternoon yesterday? I (wash) the dishes.
    were you doing, was washing
  •  20
  • Last year I (visit) Rome and (see) the Coliseum.
    visited, saw
  •  15
  • While Sally and Ben (have) dinner when her mother (call)
    were having, called
  •  20
  • While Oscar (work) at home, his wife (go) to work.
    was working, went
  •  15
  • While Estela (study) for her English test she (eat) some toast.
    was studying, was eating
  •  15
  • I (walk) to school when I (meet) an old friend.
    was walking, met
  •  15
  • It (be) Christmas, Snow (fall), children (sing) and my mother (do) the shopping
    was, was falling, were singing, doing
  •  20
  • My cousin (arrive) late and she (miss) the start of the film
    arrived, missed
  •  15
  • When I (phone) Marta, she (work).
    phoned, was working
  •  15
  • Why (cry) when I (see) you yesterday?
    were you crying, saw
  •  15
  • When my father (get) home, we (eating) dinner.
    got, were eating
  •  15
  • I (catch) the 6 o'clock bus yesterday and I (sit) at the front when my mother (got) on
    caught, was sitting, got
  •  15