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Past Simple and Past Continuous

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Exercises practising Past Simple and Past Continuous. Total: 28 points. Vocabulary from the B1 word bank is used throughout.
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Exercise 1
Past simple or past continuous?
8 points
Tap the correct answer.
1
I _____ a shower when the lights went out.
2
When the referee blew the whistle, the fans _____.
3
While we _____ dinner, my phone rang.
4
She _____ the answer, but she didn't say anything.
5
It _____ and everyone was carrying an umbrella.
6
He fell off his bike while he _____ to school.
7
I _____ home, had a sandwich and went to bed.
8
What _____ you doing at 8 o'clock last night?
Exercise 2
Complete the story
6 points
Write the verb in the past simple or past continuous.
1
While I (walk) home, I saw an old friend.
2
We were watching TV when we (hear) a strange noise.
3
The sun (shine) and the birds were singing.
4
She (drop) her phone while she was getting off the bus.
5
They (not / listen) when the teacher explained it.
6
When I (open) the door, the cat ran out.

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