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C Choose one verb and complete the text with the correct past tense (simple or continuous).
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Unit 1: Past simple / Past ©
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A A. Past simple or continuous? Choose the correct option.
1. Last summer, my friends and I travelled / were
travelling around Europe. We really were enjoying /
enjoyed ourselves.
2. Sandra had / was having lunch at 12 o’clock today when I saw her.
3. This time last weekend, they visited / were visiting their friends.
4. My computer fell / was falling on the floor but the screen wasn’t breaking / didn’t break.
How lucky was / was being that?
5. Anne is really mad. What were you saying / did you say to her when you talked / were talking
to her last night?
6. I started / was starting to read a book when John was sending / sent me a message.
7. We didn’t see / weren’t seeing what happened.
8. Sam and I were sitting / sat behind two really tall boys, so we weren’t seeing / didn’t see most
of the film.
9. Who was that girl you danced / were dancing with at Peter’s party?
10.I sent / was sending my grandfather an email yesterday with a photo but he wasn’t knowing
/ didn’t know how to open it.
2. When the teacher was saying “Stop!”, I still did the sixth question.
3. Brad played a computer game when his mum was calling him for dinner.
4. Maggie was finding a great website about dance music while she surfed the internet.
5. When I was seeing you yesterday, did you go to school? – No, I was going to the doctor’s.
6. I feel so silly! While I danced, I was falling and was breaking my elbow.
C Complete the text with the past simple or continuous of the verbs in brackets.