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100

Over the last years, fake photos of celebrities ______ (begin) to circulate online.

began

100

It _____ (snow) a lot and the sky was cloudy

was snowing

100

The news article _________ (not / report) any information regarding the Winter vacations.

did not report

100

Did you _____ (fall) asleep while I _____ (talk) to you?


fall - was talking

100

True or false? The action in progress in a sentence in the past is in the simple past form.

E.g. She was walking when it started to rain.

False, it is in the past continuous form (was walking).

200

Yesterday, something strange ___________ (happen)

happened

200

My family and I _____ (watch) the news together when my friend called me. 

were watching

200

Sandy and I _____ (research) an important Canadian event for our project yesterday at 7 o'clock.

were researching

200

The team _____ (play) soccer when suddenly a dog _______ (get) into the field.

was playing - got

200

True or false? To form the past continuous tense of a verb, you always need was/were + verb + ing.

E.g. She was walking when it started to rain.

True

300
Where _________(be) your sister when you called her?

was

300

__________ (they / dance) with all those famous people, or was that a fake photo?

Were they dancing

300

The students _____ (study) an article that was not part of the syllabus.

studied

300

Before Dimitri _____ (become) famous, he _____ (deliver) pizza for a living.

became - delivered/ was delivering

300

In which of these situations do you use the past continuous tense?

a) an action that was in progress in the past

b) an action that was completed in the past 

c) an action that started in the past and is still happening now

a) an action that was in progress in the past

400

_____ you _____ (see) the latest study about the average time teenagers spend on video games?

Did you see

400

Sue _____ (draw) a beautiful flower bouquet when she realised she forgot to do homework. 

was drawing

400

I _____ (read) an article but stopped when my dog started barking.

was reading

400

You _____ (not know) what you _____ (do). It showed on your face.

didn't know - were doing

400

When do you use "WHEN"?

a) To introduce the background

b) To introduce an event that interrupts another.

b)

500

When _______ the game _______ (start)?


When did the game start?

500

What kind of party ________ (Susan's friends/plan) for her birthday?

were Susan's friends planning

500

We were playing in the garden when it _______ (start) to rain

started

500

I _____ (write) my report when the phone _____ (ring).

WAS WRITING - RANG

500

In which of these situations do you use the past simple tense?

a) an action in progress in the past 

b) an action that started in the past and is still happening now

c) an action that happened at one point of time in the past.

c) an action that happened at one point of time in the past.

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