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Past simple\past progressive
Diana Dikis
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• Two days ago, a murder (happened\was happening) in Market Street at about seven pm.
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• I (was jogging/jogged) in the park, when two squirrels (were crossing\ crossed) my way.
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• While she (spoke\was speaking) on the phone, the milk (boiled\was boiling) over.
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• When I (left\was leaving) the house this morning, the sun (shined\was shinning) .
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• Robert (fell\was falling) off the ladder when he (was picking\ picked) cherries.
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• When we (traveled\were traveling) around Ireland, we (met\were meeting) some very nice people.
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• Archimedes (discovered\was discovering) the theory of buoyancy while he (take) a bath.
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• yesterday, two people (were arguing\argued) in the hallway.
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• I (watched\was watching) a football match on TV last night.
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• Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes (arrived\was arriving) at the crime scene to investigate.
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• While we ________(do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends ________(lie) on the beach.
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• While Tom ________(read) , Dana________ (watch) a documentary on TV.
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• He ________(wake) up and ________ (look) at his watch.
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• Marvin ________(come) home, ________(switch) on the computer and ________(check) his emails.
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• The thief ________(sneak) into the house, ________(steal) the jewels and ________(leave) without a trace.
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• Nobody ________(listen) while the teacher ________ (explain) the tenses.
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• The receptionist ________ (welcome) the guests and ________ (ask) them to fill in the form.
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• My father ________ (come) in, ________ (look) around and________ (tell) me to tidy up my room.
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• The boys ________ (swim) while the girls ________ (sunbathe) .
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• The car________ (break) down and we________ (have) to walk home.