Past Simple vs Past Continuous
........ (ring), she ............................ (pick) it up
and ............................ (put) it down again!
13.I ............................ (never/understand) why you ............................ (always/get) to school
late on Monday mornings.
14.Beverly ............................ (work) in a fast-food restaurant for a few months before
she ............................ (go) to college.
15.When I ............................ (be) a lad, we ............................ (always/go) to Heysham for our
summer holidays.I ............................ (really/love) the place even though it ............................
(often/rain).
2.Comlete these situations. Usually you will need one past simple and one past
continuous in each.
1.I ............................ my favourite TV programme when you ............................ (watch, ring)
2.We ............................ the carpet when we ............................ the diamond. (clean, find)
3.My mother ...........................
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