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TEFL exercises - Intermediate materials - Past Simple v Past Continuous
grammar
Change the verb in brackets to the Past Simple or Past Continuous to complete the sentences.
Example
My team’s goalie wasn’t concentrating, he (look) was looking at his phone when the other team scored.
1 I (move) to Rome in 1990.
2 ‘What did the teacher say?’ ‘I don’t know. I (not listen) .’
3 ‘What were you doing when I phoned?’ ‘I (sleep) .’
4 Claire (bump) into Sarah while she was shopping so they stopped and had a chat.
5 Brian was cooking dinner when Paulo (phone) him.
6 Stewart and Emma were arguing when we (arrive) at their house.
7 The robber was wearing a black clothes and (have) a skull tattoo on his forearm.
8 I met Roger at the airport yesterday. He (catch) a flight back to his job in Qatar.
9 When I was at school I (play) football every Monday night and Saturday.