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Past Simple vs Past Continuous Revise Student’s Book, p. 31

Workbook, p. 15 Study Guide,
p. 19
Homework Practice, p. 10
1 Complete the diagram with the time expressions in the box.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
a. When I (be) 20 years old, I (get) a job at a pizzeria. While I
(work) there, I (meet) my current best friend.
b. She (not know) if she (want) to get her driver’s
license while she (finish) her studies.
c. While Vanessa and her brother (travel), they
(record) their adventures to post them on their travel blog.
d. When Peter (not show) up to the meeting, everyone (be)
worried. While his colleagues (try) to call him, he (appear).

3 Read the article and complete the gaps with the verbs in
brackets in the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

The Erasmus Exchange Programme

“It a. (help) me grow up.”– that is what
Mary Smith, 22, said when interviewed. “I b. (learn) I
c. (be) tougher than I d. (think).
While I e. (study) at university, I f. (not
know) if I should travel to a completely different country, but I g.
(choose) to do it anyway.
While I h. (study) Art in London, my sister i. (live)
in Paris, so when the time j. (come) to choose where to go, I
immediately
k. (know).
My friend Sam and I l. (not speak) French, but soon enough we
m. (can) manage to speak with each other.
While I n. (stay) in Paris at my sister’s house, I o. (end up)
finding a job at an Art Gallery and they p. (invite) to return when I
finish university.”