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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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    Revision of Past Simple and Past Continuous
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  • What ………………… you ………………… (watch) when I called?
    were you watching
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  • I got wet because I ……………………… (not take) an umbrella.
    didn't take
  •  5
  • She ……………………… (think) it was fun.
    thought
  •  5
  • Who ………………… she ………………… (talk) about when I arrived?
    was she talking about
  •  5
  • David ……………………… (not drive) the car when the accident happened.
    wasn't driving
  •  5
  • After I ……………………… (find) the wallet full of money, I ……………………… (go) immediately to the police and ……………………… (turn) it in.
    found / went / turned
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  • The doctor ……………………… (say) that Tom ……………………… (be) too sick to go to work and that he ……………………… (need) to stay at home for a couple of days.
    said / was / needed
  •  15
  • Sebastian ……………………… (arrive) at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she ……………………… (be, not) there. She ……………………… (study) at the library for her final examination in French.
    arrived / wasn't / was studying
  •  15
  • Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she ……………………… (watch) television. That's all she ever does!
    was watching
  •  5
  • When I ……………………… (walk) into the busy office, the secretary ……………………… (talk) on the phone with a customer
    walked / was talking
  •  10
  • I ………… (watch) a mystery movie on TV when the electricity …………… (go) out.
    was watching / went
  •  10
  • It's strange that you ……………………… (call) because I ……………………… (think) about you.
    called / was thinking
  •  10
  • The firemen ………… (rescue) the old woman who ………… (be) trapped on the third floor of the burning building.
    rescued / was
  •  10
  • Samantha …………… (live) in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she …………… (live) there when the Berlin Wall came down.
    lived / was living
  •  10