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B1 Grammar: Past simple vs past continuous
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Did she buy a new watch?
 
No, she didn't.
 
No, she hadn't.
 
No, she doesn't.
 
No, she wasn't.
Matthew felt tired ______ he was cleaning the house.
 
while
 
during
 
after
 
before
Why didn't she take the train?
 
She missed it.
 
She was missing it.
 
She misses it.
 
She is missing it.
Were you playing football last night?
 
Yes, I was.
 
Yes, he was.
 
Yes, I did.
 
Yes, I was playing.
Which sentence is correct?
 
We had a cat when I was young.
 
We are having a cat when I was young.
 
We were having a cat when I was young.
 
We have a cat when I was young.
I was reading the newspaper when ______.
 
he called me
 
he calls me
 
he was calling me
 
he did call me
As I was running for the bus, I ______ and broke my shoe.
 
fell over
 
was falling over
 
fall over
 
did fall over
We use the past continuous to talk about activities in progress at a moment in the past.
 
TRUE
 
FALSE
We use the past simple to describe finished actions or situations in the past.
 
TRUE
 
FALSE
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