Past Simple and Past Continuous

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a PC, b PS, c PC, d PS, e PS, f PC, g PS

17
1 a, 2 g, 3 f, 4 e, 5 b, 6 d, 7 c

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1 We didn’t drink wine with our meal.
2 Did the shop sell bread?
3 Nobody bought our products on line.
4 Where did you meet your friends?
5 The company didn’t respond to all complaints.
6 I forgot the name of the coffee shop I liked.
7 Did most customers leave positive feedback?

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2 were finishing, 3 was sitting, 4 was waiting 5 was thinking, 6 was carrying, 7 was texting, 8 moving

20
1 What were most people doing at that time?
2 What was Peter doing?
3 How was he feeling?
4 What was the man carrying?
5 What was Peter doing when he heard the cat.

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2 d, 3 f, 4 a, 5 b, 6 c

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1
1 was shopping, 2 was she doing, 3 was talking, 4 was looking, 5 had, 6 were watching, 7 did ... notice, 8 were trying, 9 took
2
1 weren’t listening, 2 was explaining, 3 was listening, 4 was talking
3
1 rang, 2 was having, 3 was dreaming, 4 went, 5 was reading, 6 saw

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2 was carrying/tripped, 3 rang/was explaining/explained, 4 was feeding/attacked, 5 was talking/called, 6 arrived/was standing,
7 wasn’t raining/set off, 8 were buying/took

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2 What was I saying before you interrupted me?
3 When she won the race everyone was cheering.
4 Were you arguing when I came in?
5 They always visited their grandmother when they were children.
6 I was cooking dinner at the same time as you were doing your homework.
7 The students were talking and laughing but when the teacher arrived, they stopped.
8 I wasn’t expecting a present so this was a surprise.
9 The band was playing wonderful music and the people werechatting happily.
10 First he cooked dinner, then he tidied the house.

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2 spoke, 3 booked, 4 arrived 5 wasn’t, 6 were, 7 came, 8 began/started, 9 complained/spoke, 10 walked, 11 waited, 12 was, 13
wasn’t, 14 were, 15 asked/wanted, 16 wasn’t, 17 ate/had/ordered, 18 went