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GRAMMAR Past simple and continuous 4 Read the conversation and complete the
questions below .
1 Choose the correct form of the verb.
As I was cycling / cycled home from school
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yesterday, I was singing / sang to myself because
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I wasn’t having / didn’t have any homework.
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Suddenly, a family of ducks was walking / walked
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out into the road in front of me. Although I was
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going / went downhill quite fast I was managing /
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managed to get out of their way in time and I wasn’t
hitting / didn’t hit any of them.
2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the past
continuous or past simple.
1 When I was young, I (want) to be
a pilot. Sam: What did you do in art last week?
2 Maggie (text) a friend when her Toby: We talked about our end-of-year project.
mother (call) her for dinner. Sam: But what happened? I heard there was a
3 What (do) last night? problem.
I (watch) TV with my family. Toby: Well, yes. The teacher left the room for a
4 Rick (take) my photo and minute. While we were talking, Sarah was
(upload) it to Facebook. nishing her drawing of butter ies, and as she
5 No one (know) what to do for the was mixing her paints, suddenly there was a
homework project. loud noise – I think it was thunder. It made us
6 I last (see) my cousin when she all jump but Sarah spilt her paint everywhere.
(visit) us two years ago. We were all laughing when the teacher came
7 Monique (walk) home from school back into the room.
when her mum (drive) past her. Sam: Uh oh! Not good!
8 Jules (win) the competition and Toby: Well, it was OK because we explained, but
we (hear) the news last night. I don’t think Sarah is doing butter ies for her
end-of-year project any more!
3 Complete the text with the verbs in the box in the 0 What did the students talk about in art
correct form. There is one negative verb. last week ?

add be can chat decide get The end-of-year project.
keep look put receive send want 1 What ?
Finishing her drawing of butter ies.
Yesterday my friends and I during 2 What ?
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the morning break when Jake A loud noise.
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a text from our friend Aysha. She was sick and she 3 What ?
3 come to school for the rest of She spilt her paints.
the week. So we to send her 4 Who ?
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something. We to send her a photo The teacher.
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of her friends with a message along the bottom that 5 Why ?
said ‘Get well soon’ but, unfortunately, the younger Because they explained to her.
students jumping up and down in 5 Correct the mistakes in these sentences or
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the picture. It funny but annoying! put a tick ( ) by any you think are correct.
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Finally, we a good picture.
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We it into a special program on 1 Last year, I go to a place in Mexico named Mazatlán.
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the computer and our text and
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our names. It really good! While 2 I met him at school. I talk to my other friend, and he
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I it, the bell rang. Perfect timing! came to meet me.
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3 Last weekend was fantastic and I had a lot of fun.

4 We were dancing all night!
5 When we met our friends in the park they
played football.

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