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    The document is a grammar exercise contrasting the past simple and past continuous tenses. It provides sentences for students to identify whether the past simple or past continuous form of verbs is correct. It also includes incomplete sentences for students to fill in with the appropriate past tense. The exercise focuses on using context clues like time expressions to determine whether simple past or past continuous should be used.

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    The document is a grammar exercise contrasting the past simple and past continuous tenses. It provides sentences for students to identify whether the past simple or past continuous form of verbs is correct. It also includes incomplete sentences for students to fill in with the appropriate past tense. The exercise focuses on using context clues like time expressions to determine whether simple past or past continuous should be used.

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    Past Continuous Vs Past Simple 1. Underline The Correct Alternative

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    Name: ............................... Date: ............................... Section No.:.......................

    PAST CONTINUOUS vs PAST SIMPLE 1. Underline the correct alternative.


    1. He was jumping / jumped off the train while it moved / was moving 2. What did your neighbour do / was your neighbour doing when you knocked/were knocking at the door ? 3. When I arrived / was arriving at school this morning, the bell rang/was ringing and the students went / were going to their classrooms. 4. What did you do / were you doing when the light went out / was going out an hour ago? 5. Did they sleep / Were they sleeping when the fire broke / was breaking out ? . While I went / was walking in the !ar" I lost / was losing my "eys. #. I was reading /read a detecti$e story while %enny was playing/played the !iano. &. I rode / was riding my bicycle when suddenly a man stepped / was stepping out into the street.

    2. Complete the sentences sin! the past simple or the past contin o s.
    1. 'he was washing (wash) her hands, when she dropped (dro!) the soa!. 2. *he woman stole (steal) my !urse while I was queuing up (+ueue u!). 3. While I,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (loo") for my car "eys, I ,,,,,,,,,,,, (find) my mum-s bracelet. 4. I ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (cut) my finger while I ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (slice) the cheese. 5. When we first ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (meet) we ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (study) at uni$ersity. . .harlotte,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (hurt) her arm while she ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (s"i). #. While I ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (dri$e) along the road, a dog ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (run) out in front of my car. &. %essica ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (!hone) while I ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (get) ready to go out.

    ". Complete the sentences sin! the past simple or the past contin o s.
    1. When /rs 0eynolds left lea$e) the house this morning, it was snowing (snow). 2. When the two girls ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(arri$e), I ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(tal") to 0achel. 3. What ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(you do) at 1.32 when the robbers ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(enter) the ban"? 4. Will and /artin ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(ha$e) a great time in 0ome last month. 5. I,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(hurry) to the air!ort when two !olicemen ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(sto!) me. . *he students,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(run) in the corridor when the teacher,,,,,,,,,,(shout) at them. #. I,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(notice) that smo"e ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(come) out of the window. &. 3aul,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(go) to bed when he ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(remember) to call his boss.

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