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Past Simple and Past Continuous
Past Simple and Past Continuous
Past Simple and Past Continuous
B- Put the verbs into the correct tense: PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS
C- Put the verbs into the correct form: PAST CONTINUOUS or PAST SIMPLE
Example: While Tom was cooking (cook) dinner, the phone rang (ring).
1- George _____________ (fall) off the ladder while he _______________ (paint) his room.
2- Last night I ______________ (read) in bed when I ______________ (hear) a strange noise.
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D- Join the two sentences with while or when . Do not change the order of the
sentences.
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A-
6. was wearing
1. were staying
7. weren’t going out
2. was watching
8. Was Susan looking
3. were having
9. Were her parents talking
4. Was George waiting
10. wasn’t writing
5. weren’t driving
B-
1. saw; was running
2. was having
3. killed; wasn’t watching
4. was washing; arrived
5. was singing; was playing
6. was; found
7. laughed
8. was walking; saw
9. was running
10. were waiting
C-
1. fell; was painting
2. was reading; heard
3. Were you watching; phoned
4. was waiting; arrived
5. took; wasn’t looking
6. didn’t go; was raining
7. broke; was doing; slipped
D-
1. Peter was studying while his sister was playing a video game.
3. The children were playing in the garden when their mother called them.
5. Mr. Johnson was driving fast when he saw a dog sitting on the road.
6. Mrs. Harris was shopping while her husband was cooking dinner.
7. I was reading in bed last night when the lights went out
8. Sophie was updating her blog while her brother was checking his Instagram account.
10. Anne was sleeping in class when her teacher asked her a question.
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