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Past Simple/Past Continuous

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    Past Simple/Past Continuous
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  • I ______ (sit) in a cafe when you _______ (call) .
    was sitting/called
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  • When you ______ (arrive) at the party, who ______ (be) there?
    arrived/was
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  • Susie ______ (watch) a film when she ______ (hear) the noise.
    was watching/heard
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  • Yesterday I ______ (go) to the library, next I ______ (have) a swim, later I ______ (meet) Julie for coffee.
    went/had/went
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  • We ______ (play) tennis when John ______ (hurt) his ankle.
    were playing/hurt
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  • What ______ (they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?
    were they doing
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  • He ______ (take) a shower when the telephone ______ (ring).
    was taking/rang
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  • He ______ (be) in the shower when the telephone ______ (ring).
    was/rang
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  • When I ______ (walk) into the room, everyone ______ (work).
    walked/was working
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  • It ______ (be) a day last September. The sun ______ (shine) and the birds ______ (sing) . I ______ (walk) along the street when I (meet) an old friend.
    was/was shining/were singing/was walking/met
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  • He ______ (live) in Russia when the Revolution ______ (start).
    was living/started
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  • When her train ______ (get) to the station, we ______ (wait) on the platform.
    got/were waiting
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  • He ______ (be) so annoying! He ______ (always leave) his things everywhere.
    was/was always leaving
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  • On holiday we ______ (visit) Rome, ______ (see) the Vatican, and ______ (spend) a few days at the beach.
    visited/saw/spent
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  • Why ______ (stand) on a chair when I ______ (come) into the room?
    were you standing/came
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  • They ______ (live) in Germany when they ______ (be) young.
    lived/were
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