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