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Downloadable worksheets: MULTIPLE CHOICE - FOUR TENSES 1 Level: elementary Age: 10-14 Downloads: 5204   PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE Level: intermediate Age: 10-14 Downloads: 5258   THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE Level: elementary Age: 12-14 Downloads: 3472   FOUR TENSES REVIEW -PRESENT SIMPLE- PRESENT CONTINUOUS-PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS (B&W VERSION+ KEY INCLUDED) Level: elementary Age: 12-14 Downloads: 3577   Past simple - Past continuous Level: intermediate Age: 13-17 Downloads: 3087   Mixed Tenses Revision (B&W + KEY included) Level: elementary Age: 12-17 Downloads: 3306

PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS?  1. David  (shave) when his wife  (come) home yesterday.  2. The Claytons  (celebrate) a birthday party when I  (phone) last Friday. Susan  (record) everything with her camcorder and everybody  (have) fun.  3. When the earthquake  (destroy) their house, the Claytons  (shop) in town. Luckily, they  (sleep) or watching TV at home.    4. While Tom and Sally  (go) to school, their little sister  (sleep) peacefully in her bed. She was with the flu.    5. When the party  (start), people  (dance) and  (laugh). Everyone  (drink) and having a good time.    6. As soon as I  (see) the burglar breaking into my neighbour's house, I  (call) the police.    7. The chef  (cook) a delicious meal when the guests  (start) to arrive.    8. The man  (talk) on the phone when he  (crash) against the other car. On the other hand, the woman  (put on) some make-up when the accident  (happen).    9. Mike  (hear) an unexpected sound downstairs and he immediately  (get up) and  (go) to check that everything was alright.    10. Diana  (kiss) her boyfriend when her parents  (come back) home from the theatre.