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Past Simple / Past Continuous
Present Simple / Present Continuous
Used To
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Category: Used To

Julie ____ study Portuguese.

Julie used to study Portuguese.

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Last weekend, Susan ____ (fall) and ____ (break) her leg.

Last weekend, Susan fell and broke her leg.

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She ____ (play) tennis every weekend.

She plays tennis every weekend.

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She ____ love eating chocolate, but now she hates it.

She used to love eating chocolate, but now she hates it.

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Category: Used To

He ___ not ___ play golf.

He didn't use to play golf.

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Category: Present Simple/Present Continuous

You ____ (not/listen) to me again!

You aren't listening to me again!

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As Sophie ____ (walk) up the street, she ____ (meet) an old friend from university.

As Sophie was walking up the street, she met an old friend from university.

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Sandra ____ (not/work) today because she is ill.

Sandra isn't working today because she is ill.

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They ____ live in the same street as us.

They used to live in the same street as us.

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____ (you/study) every night?

Do you study every night?

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Category: Past Simple/Past Continuous

When I ____ (enter) the cafeteria, Mary and Peter ____ (have) lunch.

When I entered the cafeteria, Mary and Peter were having lunch.

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Jim ____ (not/look) at the street when he ____ (hit) the tree.

Jim wasn't looking at the street when he hit the tree.

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John ____ (play) the guitar. Now he ____ (learn) a new song.

John plays the guitar. Now he is learning a new song.

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I ___ not ___ like broccoli when I was younger, but I love it now.

I didn't use to like broccoli when I was younger, but I love it now.

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Category: Past Simple/Past Continuous

Who ____ (you/speak) to on the phone when I ____ (come) in?

Who were you speaking to on the phone when I came in?

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Category: Past Simple/Past Continuous

Who was that girl you ____ (talk) to when I ____ (walk) by the café?

Who was that girl you were talking to when I walked by the café?

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The children ____ (not/watch) TV when their parents ____ (come).

The children weren't watching TV when their parents came.

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George ____ (live) in London, but now he ____ (stay) in Madrid for a few days.

George lives in London, but now he is staying in Madrid for a few days.

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___ we ___ go to the beach every summer?

Did we use to go to the beach every summer?

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Category: Present Simple/Present Continuous

Mary ____ (not/read) books. She ____ (prefer) films.

Mary doesn't read books. She prefers films.

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Category: Present Simple/Present Continuous

We ____ (not/eat) junk food very often, but we ____ (have) pizza for dinner tonight.

We don't eat junk food very often, but we are having pizza for dinner tonight.

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My grandparents ____ (wait) for us when we ____ (get off) the plane.

My grandparents were waiting for us when we got off the plane.

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My parents ____ (cook) a big meal every Christmas. At the moment, they ____ (shop) for ingredients.

My parents cook a big meal every Christmas. At the moment, they are shopping for ingredients.

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It ___ not ___ be so crowded in the shops as it is nowadays.

It didn't use to be so crowded in the shops as it is nowadays.

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Category: Past Simple/Past Continuous

The fireman ____ (rescue) the woman who ____ (be) trapped on the second floor of the burning building.

The fireman rescued the woman who was trapped on the second floor of the burning building.

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