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Past Simnple vs Progressive B2/C1

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  • The singer ... his best hits while the fans ... over the fence. (SING, CLIMB)
    was singing, were climbing
  • ... Carol at the party last night ? - Yes she ... that wonderful dress she ... in Paris. (YOU MEET, WEAR, BUY)
    Did you meet , was wearing, bought
  • When Betty ..., Ann and Jane ... a cup of tea (ARRIVE, JUST HAVE)
    arrived,were just having
  • Yesterday when I ... home from school, a man ... out on the road. Luckily I ... very fast, so I ... to stop in time and ... him. (CYCLE, STEP, NOT GO, MANAGE, NOT HIT)
    was cycling, stepped, wasn't going, managed, didn't hit
  • The earthquake ... the region at three in the morning. Many inhabitants ... in their houses. (HIT, SLEEP)
    hit, were sleeping
  • Simon ... an ice cream and then he ... home (BUY, GO)
    bought, went
  • I ... on a road in the mountains when I ... out of petrol. (DRIVE, RUN)
    was driving, ran
  • We ... out because it .... (NOT GO, RAIN)
    didn't go, was raining
  • When they ... the car two years ago a doctor ... it. (BUY, OWN)
    bought, owned
  • They ... in the fields when they ... a UFO flying over their heads (PLAY, SEE)
    were playing, saw
  • When ... that the train ... into the opposite direction ? (YOU REALISE, GO)
    did you realise, was going
  • While the woman ... into the bus, the driver suddenly .... (GET, MOVE)
    was getting, moved
  • That's terrible ! A four year old boy ... from a bridge while he ... after his dog. (FALL, RUN)
    fell, was running
  • "What ... between 5 and 7 yesterday afternoon? (YOU DO) - I ... in the Red Lion Pub with a lot of other people. (SIT)
    were you doing, was sitting
  • The weather was bad as I ... in a queue for the cinema - It ... heavily and a cold wind .... ( STAND, RAIN, BLOW)
    was standing, was raining, was blowing
  • Linda and John ... the car when it ... to rain. They ... everything away and ... into the house where mother ... cookies. (WASH, START, PUT, RUN, JUST MAKE)
    were washing, started, put, ran, was just making
  • This morning while I ... past the supermarket I ... something strange hanging from the roof. (WALK, NOTICE)
    was walking, noticed
  • The car ... strange noises all the way home. (MAKE)
    was making
  • The lights ... out as we ... the plans for the wedding (GO, DISCUSS)
    went , were discussing
  • I haven't seen Andy for ages. When I last ... him he ... for a job somewhere in London. (MEET, LOOK)
    met, was looking