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Grammar

Past continuous vs. Past simple

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1 What were they doing before it started to rain?

1 Look at the picture and write sentences.Look at the picture and write sentences.
Harriet was walking her dog.
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2 John and Pete were ........................................................................................................................
2 John and Pete were ........................................................................................................................
3 Mr Jakes was ....................................................................................................................................
4 Margaret .............................................................................................................................................
5 The Barnes family .............................................................................................................................

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1 What did they do when it started to rain?

Harriet picked up the dog and ran out of the park.
1 Harriet (pick up dog / ran out park) ......................................................................................................................
2 John and Pete (ride away / bikes) ..........................................................................................................................

3 Mr Jakes (cover head / newspaper) ......................................................................................................................
4 Margaret (stand under / tree) .................................................................................................................................
5 The Barnes family (pick up their / picnic things / bags) ..................................................................................

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1 Complete the text with the Past simple or the Past continuous of the verb in brackets.
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I ................................. (read) on my computer when the power ................................. (cut) out.
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The room ................................. (go) dark and the modem ................................. (stop).
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My brother ................................. (watch) TV and he ................................. (shout) to me.
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My parents ................................. (talk) in the kitchen. My mother ................................. (cook) supper
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and my father .................................(help) her.
When the lights ................................. (go) out, they ................................. (make) pancakes.
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My mother ................................. (break) eggs into a bowl. In the dark, she ................................. (drop)
an egg on the floor. My father ................................. (try) to fi nd a torch when he .................................
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(slip) on the egg and ................................. (fall) over. Then the power ................................. (come)
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back and I ................................. (go) into the kitchen. My father ................................. (sit) on the floor.
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He was OK. In fact, he and my mother ................................. (laugh)
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