Learning English
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Past simple or past continous (2)
Choose the right answers, and then press "Check".
I
SAW
WAS SEEING
Maria for the first time at Ray's birthday party.
Richard
WATCHED
WAS WATCHING
TV when the phone rang.
When we were on holiday, we
WENT
WERE GOING
to the cafe almost every day.
Denise
PRACTISED
WAS PRACTISING
the song every day until she could sing it perfectly.
Mr Connors
OWNED
WAS OWNING
two houses and a villa in the south of France.
I
DID
WAS DOING
my homework as soon as I got home from school.
A car came round the corner and I
JUMPED
WAS JUMPING
out of the way.
When my dad met my mum, he
WORKED
WAS WORKING
as a bus driver.
I
GOT
WAS GETTING
up at six o'clock every morning last week!
My cousin and I
PLAYED
WERE PLAYING
on the computer when there was a power cut.
No, that's not right. I
DID PASS
WAS PASSING
the test. I got a B.
The phone was engaged when I called. Who
DID YOU TALK
WERE YOU TALKING
to?
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