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Past tense contrast

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  • I heard a knock at the front door so I (went / was going) to answer it.
    went
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  • At this time yesterday, I (wrote / was writing) an essay.
    was writing
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  • The football season (began / was beginning) a month ago
    began
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  • She (had graduated / graduated) from school in 2001.
    graduated
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  • We entered the house quietly because everyone (was sleeping / had slept).
    was sleeping
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  • By the time we (got / had got) to the cinema, the film had already started.
    got
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  • The children (were playing / played) in the garden while their parents were watching them.
    were playing
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  • They (had left / left) many hours before we arrived.
    had left
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  • They .................................... (get) to the airport as the plane was landing.
    got
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  • She wore the shoes she ..................................... (buy) the previous day.
    had bought
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  • I fell as I .................................... (run) for the bus.
    was running
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  • What .................................... she .................................... (say) when he asked her to marry him?
    did ... say
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  • When I was a student, I .................................... (not have) much money.
    didn’t have
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  • Why .................................... she still .................................... (work) at one o’clock in the morning?
    was … working
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  • I was happy to see her, because we .................................... (not see) each other for years.
    hadn’t seen
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  • By the time we got to the shop, a long queue .................................... already .................................... (form) outside.
    had ... formed
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