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Differences between Past Simple and Past Progressive




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Past Continuous and Past Simple
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###We (dance)______________ and John was drinking wine.###danced///was dancing///were dancing///dancing###3$$$### Someone (bring)_____________ me my towel when I was swimming.###was bringing///brought///bringed///were bringing###2$$$### My mother (cook) ______________ a very nice dinner yesterday.###was cooking///did cook///were cooking///cooked###4$$$###It (snow) _________________ when we went out.###was snowing///was snow///snowed///were snowing###1$$$### I (eat) ________________ while Lucy was watching TV.###ate///was eating///were eating///was eat###2$$$### I (not buy) _________________ a very nice dress yesterday.###didn�t bought///wasn�t buying///didn�t buy///were buying###3$$$###The burgler (get) ____________ into the house and stole a valuable picture.###was getting///getted///were getting///got###4$$$###The sun was shining and Mary (water) _________________ the plants in her garden.###watered///was watering///were watering///did water###2$$$###when I was a child, I usually (play) _______________ cards with my old grandfather.###was playing///played///were playing///did play###2�����?????###He (work) _______________ on his computer at 5 o�clock yesterday.###were working///worked///was working###3$$$### I was having a bath _______ the phone rang.###while///as///when###3$$$###Andy took another cake _______ Carol was not looking.###when///while///but###2$$$###Nobody (watch) _______________ the TV so I turned it off.###watched///was watching///were watching###2$$$###Alice (clean) _______________ her house all morning###cleaned///were cleaning///was cleaning###3$$$###He (have) ______________ a lot of friends when he was a child.###was having///were having///had###3�����?????###Ben (walk) _______________ his dog when he (meet) ________________ Peter.###walked - was meeting///was walking - met###2$$$###Linda (read) ___________ a magazine while she (have) ________________ her breakfast.###was reading - was having///read - was having###1$$$###The postman (come) _____________ while I (sweep) ___________________ the pavement###was coming - was sweeping///came - was sweeping###2