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Yesterday Sara ..... (visit) her grandparents because her grandma ...... (not be) very good.
visited / wasn’t or was not
..... they ..... (try) to finish their homework? No, .... ....
Did / try / they didn't
The kids .... (laugh) and .... (run) around the park. Their mum .... (not sit) on the bench. She .... (talk) with her friends.
were laughing / running / wasn’t sitting or was not sitting / was talking
.... you .... (work) at 10 PM last night?
Yes, I ..... (finish) up a report.
Were ... working / was finishing
I .... (read) a book when the phone .... (ring). It .... (be) my boss.
was reading / rang / was
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We did want to go to school next Thursday because we have a very difficult test and we wasn't ready.
1) didn’t or did not
2) last
3) had
4) weren’t or were not
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last We there! to Why were didn’t party all come weekend? you my
Why didn’t you come to my party last weekend? We were all there!
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running park. playing He volleyball in was they the while were
He was playing volleyball while they were running in the park.
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exam yesterday were. the they studying Were Yes, afternoon? they for
Were they studying for the exam yesterday afternoon? Yes, they were.
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Where did you met each other? We was at the park. I was taking my dog for a walk while he ran.
1) meet
2) were
3) was running
Last weekend, Jake .... (buy) a very nice present for Thomas, ..... (go) to his party and ..... (meet) all his friends. However, his best friend Jason ...... (not come).
bought / went / met / didn’t come or did not come
What job ..... you ..... (have) in 2001? I .... (be) a car salesman, I ..... (sell) cars.
did / have / was / sold
He and his sister ...... (watch) TV while their mother .... (cook) dinner. Their father ..... (not help) her, he .... (work) in the garden.
were watching / was cooking / wasn’t helping or was not helping / was working
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Cosa stava indossando (lei) alla festa? Indossava un bellissimo vestito rosso.
What was she wearing at the party? She was wearing a beautiful red dress.
He .... (write) an email when his computer .... (freeze). He ..... (do) his homework: he .... (have) to write a fictional email to a friend, but he .... (can not) anymore.
was writing / froze / was doing / had / couldn’t or could not
Last month I ...... (think) I ..... (can) fly to London to visit my family but I .... (forget) my passport at home the first time. The second time, I .... (get) seriously unlucky as my flight ..... (be) cancelled due to bad weather, so I ..... (not see) my family until last week.
thought / could / forgot / got / was / didn’t see
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What you did last week? I wear my favourite boots and gone out with my friends. We have so much fun!
1) did ... do
2) wore
3) went
4) had
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While I were studing for my maths test, my dog was bark mad to the postman. My parents was sleepping in their bedroom.
1) was studying
2) barking
3) were sleeping
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Di cosa stavano parlando durante la riunione? Stavano discutendo il nuovo progetto. Jenny però non stava prestando attenzione.
What were they talking about during the meeting? They were discussing the new project. Jenny, however, wasn’t paying attention.
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I was doing dinner when the power go out. My brother was listen to music and I were so scared.
1) having
2) went
3) listening
4) was
The last time I ..... (lend) my bike to my brother, he ..... (meet) some bullies and ..... (run) from them, but they .... (catch) him. He .... (not want) to fight them, but ..... (fight) them anyway to defend himself. They .... (beat) him and ..... (break) my bike.
lent / met / ran / caught / didn’t want / fought / beat / broke
What ..... you .... (learn) at school this morning? Our science teacher .... (teach) us about the planets and stars. She .... (show) us a very interesting documentary and ..... (draw) a model on the board. We .... (speak) a lot about it and I .... (take) lots of notes!
did .... learn / taught / showed / drew / spoke / took
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Giocavamo ai videogiochi mentre i vicini stavano facendo giardinaggio. Mia madre stava leggendo un libro thriller e mio padre non era a casa, stava lavorando.
We were playing videogames while our neighbours were gardening. My mum was reading a thriller book and my father wasn’t at home, he was working.
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Why was they laughying so much? They were tell jokes to each other. Mark, however, was joking with his new game on his smartphone alone.
1) were
2) laughing
3) telling
4) playing
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Mentre stavo tornando a casa, ho incontrato Mike. Lui stava giocando a calcio con i suoi amici ma non si stava divertendo molto.
While I was coming back home, I met Mike. He was playing soccer with his friends but he wasn’t having much fun.