Optimise B1, Unit 2 - Grammar 1 (Past Simple and Past Continuous

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.

I ___________ (drop) my mobile while I ___________ (cross) the road and a car drove over it!

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Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.

While we ___________ (study) history yesterday, I ___________ (read) that most Roman houses were made of wood.

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Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.

Last week we ____________ (buy) some new furniture. When they brought it to the flat we ____________ (realise) it was too big to go through the door!

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Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.

Steve ____________ (have) his lunch when the doorbell ____________ (ring).

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Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.

It's very annoying. I ____________ (play) my new DVD and then it suddenly ____________ (stop).

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Complete the text with the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.

A Lucky Escape Sam was late for school. He ____________ (leave) the house when his mother ____________ (call) out to him. 'Don't forget your lunch.' Sam ____________ (look) back. She was right. His lunch ____________ (sit) on the dining-room table. He sighed, ____________ (pick) it up and put it in his schoolbag.

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Complete the text with the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous.

When Sam was outside he ___________ (hear) his phone make a sound. He took it out and looked at it. It was his friend Maxine. She ___________ (text) from school and asking for the details of his birthday party Sam ___________ (see) his bus coming on the other side of the road. He continued texting as he was crossing the road. Suddenly, he ___________ (look) up and saw a car. It ___________ (come) straight towards him! He dropped his phone and the car stopped just in front of him! It was a very lucky escape. Now Sam never texts while crossing the road.

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