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Past Tense and Past Continuous

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    Put the verbs in the brackets into Past Tense and/or Past Continuous
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  • Becky _______ to music while her brother _______ the net. (listen/surf)
    Becky was listening to music while her brother was surfing the net.
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  • My mum _______ dinner when she _______ her finger. (cook/burn)
    My mum was cooking dinner when she burnt her finger.
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  • Why _______ your umbrella? ________ when you left home? (bring/it-rain)
    Why did you bring your umbrella? Was it raining when you left home?
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  • My mum and dad _______ TV when the earthquake _______. (watch/start)
    My mum and dad were watching TV when the earthquake started.
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  • We _______ dinner when the phone _______. (eat/ring)
    We were eating dinner when the phone rang.
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  • What _______ when your dad _______ home last night? I _______ video games. (do/come/play)
    What were you doing when your dad came home last night? I was playing video games.
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  • He _______ to his Ipod, so he ______ the fire alarm. (listen/not-hear)
    He was listening to his İpod, so he didn't hear the fire alarm.
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  • A big shark ______ near the ship and it _______off my leg. (swim/bite)
    A big shark was swimming near the ship and it bit off my leg.
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  • My mum _______ dinner while my baby sister _______. (prepare/sleep)
    My mum was preparing dinner while my baby sister was sleeping.
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  • Someone _______ at the door while we _______ breakfast. (knock/have)
    Someone was knocking at the door while we were having breakfast.
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  • Tina _______ while Mike _____. (dance/sing)
    Tina was dancing while Mike was singing.
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  • I _______ an orange juice when I accidentally ______ it on my shirt. (drink/spill)
    I was drinking an orange juice when I accidentally spilled it on my shirt.
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  • It _______ while I ______ to work. (snow/drive)
    It was snowing while I was driving to work.
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  • It ______ when I ______ yesterday morning. (rain/get up)
    It was raining when I got up yesterday morning.
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  • What ______when I ______ you yesterday night? I _______ my lessons. (do/call/study)
    What were you doing when I called you yesterday night? I was studying my lessons.
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  • The teacher ______ instructions when the headmaster _______ to our class. (give/come)
    The teacher was giving instructions when the headmaster came to our class.
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