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I. Complete the following table!

+ - ?

They were waiting.She wasn’t sleeping.

Were we singing?

I was playing cards.

  + - ?

I wasn’t watching.

Was she drinking?

We were standing.

They weren’t sleeping.

II. Complete the table and translate my sentences into Spanish!Past Continuous Past Simple Spanish

We were writing a

letter.

uly had a shower.

y friend was eating

lunch.

Policemen stopped me.

"he phone rang.

I was wal#ing home.

"hey closed the door.

We were writing.

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III. Complete the following sentences!

$. I was singing when_______________________________ 

%. My parents came home when____________________________ 

&. John and Jill were shopping when_____________________________ 

'. Mm phoned when__________________________________ 

!.Sheila was ha"ing a shower when_______________________________ 

#.My parents were sleeping when____________________________ 

$.John and Jill came home when _____________________________ 

%.&e 'roke his leg when__________________________________ 

I(. Write the )uestions!

(. ________________________________________

It happened in )cto'er (*%*.

. __________________________________________ ?

It lasted ,or (! seconds.

. __________________________________________ ?

  Mr. aymond was painting the ceiling.

/. _________________________________________ ?

The lights went ot.

!. ________________________________________ ?It happened at !.0/ pm..

#. __________________________________________ ?

# people died.

$. __________________________________________ ?

  Miss We'ster was crossing the 'ridge.

%. _________________________________________ ?

The ceiling collapsed.

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(. Put the correct *erb forms into the following sentences. Choose between

the Past Simple and the Past Continuous "ense.

When I ____________________ 1 walk 2 in the montains3 a rock

 ______________________ 1 ,all 2 on my leg.4ckily3 my dog ________________________ 1 'e 2 there and he

5ickly __________________ 1 rn 2 ,or help.

When we _____________________ 1 dri"e 2 in an am'lance3 the

dri"er ____________________1 ha"e 2 a heart attack.

While we ___________________ 1 wait 2 ,or another am'lance3 we

 __________________ 1 go 2 ,ishing.