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B1 Past Simple and Past Continuous

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    Practice with when to use the Past Simple and the Past Continuous for PET
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  • It ______________________ (rain) when we __________________ (come) out of the shopping centre.
    was raining / came
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  • It _________________(happen) very quickly. The car ______________________ (come) out of the side road and then the van ______________________ (drive) into the back of it.
    happened / came / drove
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  • I ______________________ (be) ill last week.
    was
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  • He ______________________ (break) his leg when he ______________________ (ski) .
    broke / was skiing
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  • Emma ________ (pass) her exam a few weeks ago.
    passed
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  • When we ________ (see) the spaceship we _________(stop) the car.
    saw / stopped
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  • When ________ (you buy) the car? – I _______ (buy) it a few years ago.
    did you buy / bought
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  • He ________ (sit) in the garden when his dog _________(bite) him on the nose.
    was sitting / bit
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  • Claire _______ (go) to Egypt last month.
    went
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  • She _______ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock _______ (ring).
    was having / rang
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  • The car _______ (stop) at the lights.
    stopped
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  • We _______ (drive) home in the middle of the night when we ________ (see) a flashing light.
    were driving / saw
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  • Soft music _______ (play) when I ________ (go) into the room.
    was playing / went
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  • _________(Jimmy, already wait) for you when you ________ (get) there?
    Was Jimmy already waiting / got
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  • I _________ (lie) in the bath when the phone __________ (ring). But, it ____________ (stop) after a few rings.
    was lying / rang / stopped
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  • It ________ (be) cold when we _________ (leave) the house that day.
    was / left
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