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Past simple vs past continuous + adjectives
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  • Each line maps to a question.
  • If the delimiter is used in a question, the question should be surrounded by double quotes: "My, question","My, answer"
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While Dad ____ (cook) the dinner, I ___ (phone) my friend.
was cooking/phoned
When I ____ (see) Dave, he ___ (have) lunch.
saw, was having
_____ Dan's parents ____ (live) in Vienna when he _____ (be) born?
Were they living, was
I ____ (not send) any text messages while we ____ (watch) the film.
didn't send, were watching
What ____ you ____ (talk) about when I ____ (walk) into the room?
were you talking, walked.
It _____ (rain) when we ____ (leave) the sports centre.
was raining, left
The old lady ____ (carry) a heavy shopping bag, so I _____ (stop) to help.
was carrying, stopped
We ____ (not want) to watch the news, so we _____ (change) the channel.
weren't watching, changed
When I _____ (arrive), Fatima and Salina _____ (watch) TV.
Arrived, were watching.
When I was a child, we _________ (have) a colour TV. Now we do.
didn't use to have
My aunt ______ (be) a TV presenter when she was young, but now she's a teacher.
used to be
I think that talent shows are boring, but I _____ (like) them when I was a child.
used to like
My friend _____ (have) a TV in his bedroom, but he bought one with his own money so now he has.
didn't use to have
____ you _____ (do) your homework before you watched TV when you were a child, Dad?
Did you use to do
Past continuous: I/read/a book (positive).
I was reading a book.
Past continuous: They/watch/an interesting documentary (negative).
They weren't watching an interesting documentary.
Past continuous: You/watch/TV (question).
Were you watching TV?
Past continuous: He/use/a TV camera. (positive)
He was using a TV Camera.
Past continuous: We/use/a TV camera. (negative)
We weren't using a TV camera.
Past continuous: She/use/a TV camera. (question)
Was she using a TV camera?