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Past Simple Past Continuous

1. The document provides examples of using the past simple and past continuous tenses in sentences. It includes 20 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct verb form. 2. An answer key is provided that fills in each blank with the appropriate past tense verb based on whether the action required the past simple or past continuous tense. 3. The examples cover a variety of situations involving two actions occurring simultaneously or sequentially to demonstrate when to use each past tense.

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Past Simple Past Continuous

1. The document provides examples of using the past simple and past continuous tenses in sentences. It includes 20 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct verb form. 2. An answer key is provided that fills in each blank with the appropriate past tense verb based on whether the action required the past simple or past continuous tense. 3. The examples cover a variety of situations involving two actions occurring simultaneously or sequentially to demonstrate when to use each past tense.

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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.
snowing
1.- It _____________ (snow) when I _________ left (leave)
home this morning.
2.- It was a sunny afternoon and people __________ are siting (sit)
on the grass in the park. Then suddenly it __________ started
(start) to rain.
3.- A: I tried to explain my problem to her.
was she lesining
B: ____________________ (she/listen)?
talking
4.- My brother ______________ (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but
saw finished
when he ____________ (see) me, he ___________ (finish) the call.
Perhaps he thought that I ____________ liseing (listen) to his conversation.
5.- I nearly had an accident today. A car was coming
____________ (come) towards
me, but I moved quickly out of the way and fortunately nothing
hapend
____________ (happen).
were you staying
6.- A: Which hotel ______________ (you/stay) in when you lost your
passport?
visited
B: I don’t remember. I ____________ (visit) many places during my
stayed
European tour and I ____________ (stay) in many different hotels.
moved
7.- I ____________ (move) to Hastings in 1999. I ____________ was lived (live)
there when I met them.
many people swiming
8.- ________________(many people / wait) for the 9:15 bus
last night?
9.- I ______________
was danceing (dance) with my girlfriend when the
disc jockey played our favourite song.
was studying fell
10.- I ____________ (study) grammar when I ___________
(fall) asleep.
were working
11.- The scientists ___________ (work) in their laboratory
discovered
when they___________ (discover) the new drug.
climbing
12.- We ___________ (climb) the wall when the gardener
saw
___________ (see) us.
13.-Vicky ___________
was haveing (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock
rang
__________ (ring)
coloided
14.- As he ____________ (run) for the bus he ___________ (collide) with
a street lamp.
carrying
15.- When he __________ dropeed
(carry) a suitcase, he __________ (drop) it on
his foot. did you do
16..- ___________ (you / do) your homework on the bus
you were coming
while you ____________ (come) to school?
were reading
17.- The students ____________ (read) the article when
the last class ___________
finished (finish).
arrived
18.- When I ____________ (arrive) at the cinema, my
were wainting (wait) for me.
friends __________
were you lintening explained
19.- ____________ (you / listen) to the teacher when she ___________
(explain) this exercise?
was playing was singing
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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