Simple Past vs.
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| Complete:
| went to the cinema yesterday.
| always visited my arencparents in
my summer holidays when | was
little.
# | lived near Liverpool for 2 couple of;
years:
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Past Continuous
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‘The past continuous is used ts express
' Interrupted actions, specific time =:
' an Interruption ard parallel actions.
| was watching TV when the phone
rang,
Last night at 7pm, | was having
dinner.
While she was doing’ter homework
her brother was playing focthall
Fill n the gaps-rith the correct form of the verb (simple past or past continuous).
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that!
al (to call) youyesterday, bUEyou.
Where were you?
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4. When |
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corner.
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(to play) tenris with my dad.
(to come)int6 the kitchen, my mom
___ [to cut} veetables, my dad
(to sleep) inthe.
5.1 J(to watch) @ mystery move on TV when all the lights
{to go oUt) becatise of a th.nderstorm. Now I'm never going to know who the
murderer was.
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al the food in the fridge. He
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(te pracbee)
8.Kim
[to play) the piano when she was younger, but she wasn’tvery
(ahwayst-to make fun) of her while she’
__ [to arrive] at John’s house et 10 o’elock, butshe wasn't there, She
(to sit) in the library and
_____ {to study) for
next day’s English lesson, |
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home fram schoal, butshe _ _(notreanite hear) aythingbecause |
she (olistening) to anew CD on her IPod.
r Ds wire Its funny thatyou
(to call) ight now because |
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