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Listening and exercises - Use of Past Progressive and Past Tense




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PAST PROGRESSIVE�vs�SIMPLE PAST
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1. Listen to the�2 stories and tick the correct statement:
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The man's story
The man was�walking home.
The man was driving home.
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It was early in the morning, 8 o'clock.
It was dark.
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He walked through the forest.
He walked through the sidewalk.
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The woman was wearing black clothes.
The woman was wearing white clothes.
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The woman was floating towards the man.
The woman was running towards the man.
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The man got scared and started running.
The man got scared, started running and fell down.
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The woman�had a white a face like a goat.
the woman got a white face like a ghoast.
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The woman's story
�The woman�was walking home on the sidewalk.
�The woman�was�walking home�through the forest.�
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It was in the morning.
It was getting dark.
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The woman�saw group of teenagers.
The woman saw a lot of agressive dogs.
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The woman felt comfortable to pass�next to�them.
The woman�felt uncomfortable to pass�next to�them.
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They looked strange.
They looked nervous.
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At the end of the story, nothing happened to the woman.
At the end of the story, the woman was attacked by them.
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2. Complete with Past Progressive

People outside yesterday morning.

The weather� cold this time last winter.

I� to the radio this morning.

They .

What about last night?

Yesterday at six, John� to the airport.

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3. Choose Simple Past /Past Progressive
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I the newspapers when he� in.
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When she� an accident, she to work.
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As Tom , we .
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Just as I out, the phone .
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Nobody �while the teacher .
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Who� my job while I� in hospital?
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Bob and I� to the office, when it suddenly� to rain.
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While I �the exercises, you �games.
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