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Past Simple & Past Continuous, used to

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  • The phone ________ while I ____________ a film. (WHEN ONE ACTION IN THE PAST HAPPENS IN THE MIDDLE OF ANOTHER)
    RANG / WAS WATCHING
  • When I was four, I _______ eat ice cream every day. (DISTANT PAST HABITS AND STATES)
    USED TO
  • I ___________ a book while you were __________ the washing-up. (TWO ACTIONS IN PROGRESS AT THE SAME TIME)
    WAS READING / WERE DOING
  • I _______(GO) to the theatre four times last month. (REPEATED ACTIONS IN THE PAST)
    WENT
  • THE PAST SIMPLE IS OFTEN USED WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES:
    YESTERDAY... LAST WEEK/MONTH/YEAR... IN JANUARY/2001/ETC... AN HOUR/WEEK/ A YEAR AGO...
  • It ___________ so Wendy decided to go to the cinema. (BACKGROUND INFORMATION IN A STORY)
    WAS RAINING
  • THE PAST CONTINUOUS IS OFTEN USED WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND PHRASES:
    AT ONE/TWO/ETC O'CLOCK.... WHILE... AT THAT MOMENT....
  • Josh _______ (PUSH) the door open and ______ (LOOK) inside the room. (MAIN EVENTS IN A STORY)
    PUSHED / LOOKED
  • I ________ (SEE) the new James Bond film yesterday. (COMPLETED ACTIONS)
    SAW
  • USED TO IS OFTEN FOLLOWED BY...
    WHEN I WAS FOUR.... WHEN I WAS A KID... WHEN I WAS YOUNGER...
  • Fifty years ago, people _______ (SPEND, NEGATIVE) as much on entertainment as they do today.
    DIDN'T SPEND
  • At nine o'clock last night, I _________ (WATCH) T.V. (ACTIONS HAPPENING AT A MOMENT IN THE PAST)
    WAS WATCHING