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  • When I was a teenager, I _______ (write) in a diary every night.
    used to write
  • When I was a child, I _______ (go) to my grandparents’ house every summer.
    used to go
  • While my best friend _______ (tell) me a story, I _______ (realize) I’d forgotten my notebook.
    was telling/ realized
  • My dad _______ (tell) me stories every night before I went to bed.
    told
  • I _______ (like) vegetables, but now I eat them all the time.
    didn't used to like
  • During school holidays, I _______ (spend) hours reading books in my room.
    used to spend
  • I _______ (be) afraid of the dark when I was younger.
    used to be
  • While my parents _______ (talk) to the neighbors, I _______ (sneak) a cookie from the kitchen.
    were talking/snuck
  • One day, I _______ (lose) my favorite toy and couldn’t find it for weeks.
    lost
  • As I _______ (walk) home from school, I _______ (find) a stray kitten.
    was walking/ found
  • We _______ (go) to the beach every weekend when I lived in Spain.
    used to go
  • While I _______ (play) in the garden, it suddenly started to rain.
    was playing
  • I _______ (see) my first movie at the cinema when I was six years old.
    saw
  • While I _______ (do) my homework, my little sister _______ (draw) pictures.
    was doing/ was drawing
  • My brother _______ (break) his arm while he _______ (climb) a tree.
    saw/ was climbing
  • When the teacher walked in, the students _______ (laugh) and _______ (talk) loudly.
    were laughing and talking
  • We _______ (have) a television at home, so we spent time playing games.
    didn't used to have
  • We _______ (have) a dog that followed us everywhere.
    used to have
  • I _______ (meet) my best friend while we _______ (wait) for the bus.
    met/ were waiting
  • I _______ (fall) off my bike when I was trying to learn how to ride it.
    fell