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4. She closed the window because some children made / were making a lot of noise

outside.
5. When I told my friends about the robbery, they didn’t believe / weren’t

believing me.

6. She didn’t hear the doorbell because she had / was having a shower.

D. Complete the sentences. Use the Past simple form of one verb and the Past

continuous form of the other.
1. I ___________ (see) Henry as I ___________ (cycle) to the sports centre.

2. While we ___________ (prepare) the picnic, it ___________ (start) to rain.
3. All my friends ___________ (leave) the party when I ___________ (arrive).

4. As we ___________ (walk) by the river, we ___________ (hear) a shout.
5. We ___________ (not eat) very much while we ___________(stay) in that hotel.

6. I ___________ (drink) my dad’s coffee while he ___________ (not look).

7. She ___________(drop) her new phone as she ___________(put) it in her pocket.
8. I ___________(meet) a really interesting person while I ___________(wait) for the

bus.

E. Complete the text with the Past simple or Past continuous form of the verbs

in brackets.

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In January 2014, a doctor from New Zealand __had__ (have) a frightening
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experience with a shark – but his calm reaction __________ (make) him the star of
new reports around the world.

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James Grant __________ (fish) with friends one Saturday when a shark attacked
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him. He __________ (not see) anything, but he __________ (feel) a sudden pain in
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his leg. At first, he thought that his friends __________ (play) a prank on him. He
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__________ (turn) around – but nobody __________ (be) behind him. Then he
9 __________ (realize) what __________ (come).
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Luckily, James __________ (carry) a knife so he __________ (use) it to fight off
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the shark. Then he __________ (get) out off the water and __________ (look) at
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his leg. The bites were 5 cm long and they __________ (bleed) a lot. James
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16 __________ (clean) his leg. Then he and his friends __________ (go) to a nearby

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