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Beach surprise - past simple vs past continuous




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Project 4 Workbook, p. 5/ Ex. 6.

Put the time words into the right line:

a few months ago                for the afternoon               while                then                 as              later               when

Past simple: , , ,  (= amikor)

Past continuous: , , ,  (= amíg)


Put the verbs in the brackets into past simple or continuous.


A few months ago
Becky O'Brien, 16, was at the beach with her two young cousins. She  (look after) them for the afternoon. While the two boys  (play) with a ball, Becky  (open) her book and  (lie down) on the sand. While she  (read), the ball  (fly) past her head and  (land) behind some rocks. 'Be careful!' she  (shout) to the boys. Then she  (get up) to find the ball. As she  (look for) the ball, she  (see) something behind one of the rocks. She  (stop) and  (look) at it closely. It was a very large tooth. She  (look) at a part of a dinosaur over 100 million years old! Later, archeologists  (remove) the dinosaur and  (take) it to a local museum.



Well done Wink!