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E12_U1_Past simple vs Past continuous

  •  English    8     Public
    Lesson: Language and Looking back
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  • My dad ............ a documentary about war heroes at 9 p.m. on 30th April.
    watched
    was watching
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  • It .................... (snow) heavily, and icy winds ................. (blow) across the city. We lit a fire in the fireplace and sat next to it to keep warm.
    was snowing/were blowing
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  • She ................ (finish) school and ............... (apply) to college at the age of 18.
    finished/applied
  •  15
  • My father ............... (start) his own business in his youth and .................. (become) very successful.
    was starting/became
    was starting/was becoming
    started/was becoming
    started/became
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  • Find and correct the mistake in the sentence: "When I was looking for some books in the library, I was finding an interesting biography about General Vo Nguyen Giap."
    was finding --> found
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  • Find and correct the mistake in the sentence: "At the age of 16, Walt Disney was dropping out of school because he wanted to join the army."
    was dropping --> dropped
  •  20
  • Find and correct the mistake in the sentence: "Vo Thi Sau was caught while she tried to attack some French soldiers."
    tried --> was trying
    was caught --> was catching
    was caught --> caught
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  • Is this sentence grammatically correct? "While the famous author read from his biography, everyone was listening and taking notes."
    No (read --> was reading)
  •  20