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Past Simple Past Continuous

The document provides examples of sentences using the past simple and past continuous tenses. It includes 20 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct form of verbs in brackets. The answer key then provides the verbs in the proper past simple or past continuous form to complete each sentence based on the tense rules.

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Past Simple Past Continuous

The document provides examples of sentences using the past simple and past continuous tenses. It includes 20 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct form of verbs in brackets. The answer key then provides the verbs in the proper past simple or past continuous form to complete each sentence based on the tense rules.

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Past Simple / Past Continuous (2)

1.- Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets into the correct tense Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1.- It _____________ (snow) when I _________ (leave) home this morning. 2.- It was a sunny afternoon and people __________ (sit) on the grass in the park. Then suddenly it __________ (start) to rain. 3.- A: I tried to explain my problem to her. B: ____________________ (she/listen)? 4.- My brother ______________ (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he ____________ (see) me, he ___________ (finish) the call. Perhaps he thought that I ____________ (listen) to his conversation. 5.- I nearly had an accident today. A car ____________ (come) towards me, but I moved quickly out of the way and fortunately nothing ____________ (happen). 6.- A: Which hotel ______________ (you/stay) in when you lost your passport? B: I dont remember. I ____________ (visit) many places during my European tour and I ____________ (stay) in many different hotels. 7.- I ____________ (move) to Hastings in 1999. I ____________ (live) there when I met them. 8.- ________________(many people / wait) for the 9:15 bus last night? 9.- I ______________ (dance) with my girlfriend when the disc jockey played our favourite song. 10.- I ____________ (study) grammar when I ___________ (fall) asleep. 11.- The scientists ___________ (work) in their laboratory when they___________ (discover) the new drug. 12.- We ___________ (climb) the wall when the gardener ___________ (see) us. 13.-Vicky ___________ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock __________ (ring) 14.- As he ____________ (run) for the bus he ___________ (collide) with a street lamp. 15.- When he __________ (carry) a suitcase, he __________ (drop) it on his foot. 16..- ___________ (you / do) your homework on the bus while you ____________ (come) to school? 17.- The students ____________ (read) the article when the last class ___________ (finish). 18.- When I ____________ (arrive) at the cinema, my friends __________ (wait) for me. 19.- ____________ (you / listen) to the teacher when she ___________ (explain) this exercise? 20.- Susan __________ (play) the piano while Mary ___________ (sing).

ANSWER KEY 1.- was snowing / left 2.- were sitting / started 3.- was she listening? 4.- was talking on the phone / saw / finished 5.- was coming / moved / happened 6.- were you staying 7.- moved / was living 8.- Were many people waiting 9.- was dancing 10.- was studying / fell asleep 11.- were working / discovered 12.- were climbing / saw 13.- was having / rang 14..- was running / collided 15.- was carrying / dropped 16.- Did you do / you were coming 17.- were reading / finished 18.- arrived / were waiting 19.- were you listening / explained 20.- was playing the piano / was singing

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