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CHOOSE the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1 They were waiting outside the cinema when she called

2 Who did you see  at the party when you arrived there?

3 Yesterday I went to the swimming pool, next I had lunch, then I met a friend of
mine.

4 What were you doing at 11 last night? Too much noise was coming from your
bedroom!

5 We were playing  beach volleyball when Andrew hurt his arm.

6 Martha was living  next to the art museum in that period.

7 Why were you standing  on a chair when I came into the sitting room?

8 At 5 p.m. yesterday, the Simpsons were having  a walk in the park.

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COMPLETE the sentences with the past simple or past continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1 When Lucy was driving  (drive) to Edinburgh, the engine of her car suddenly 
stopped(stop).

2 Were you having  (you / have) dinner when you heard (hear) a loud noise?

3 While I was admiring  (admire) the views, my sister was chatting  (chat) on the
phone.

4 When my father unpacked  (unpack) his luggage, he didn’t find (not find) his
socks.

5 While we were swimming (swim) happily in the pool, it started (start) to rain.

6 Did Jane visit  (Jane / visit) Dublin when she was doing (do) a language course in
Ireland?
7 ‘Why didn’t you answer (you / not answer) the phone?’ ‘Sorry, I was listening
(listen) to music and I didn’t hear (not hear) it.’

8 I didn’t understand  (not understand) what the experts were talking  (talk) about.

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COMPLETE the text with the past simple or past continuous of the verbs in brackets.

Yesterday the sun (1) was shining (shine). It (2)was  (be) a beautiful morning and so

I (3)  decided (decide) to cycle in the countryside. I (4) went (go) to the garage and
I (5) took (take) out my bike. While I (6) was cycling  (cycle), I (7) saw (see) some
people in their gardens. A boy (8) was cutting  (cut) the grass while his father (9) 
was picking (pick) some apples from a tree. After an hour, a big black
cloud (10) appeared (appear) in the sky. I (11)  was getting (get) wet when a young
woman (12) saw  (see) me and (13) invited  (invite) me to come into her house. I
immediately (14) thanked (thank) the woman for her hospitality. After an hour,
while the sun (15) was coming (come) out again, I (16) decided (decide) to cycle
back home.