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    Past Continuous

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    The document contains a series of sentences that need to be completed with the correct past tense form of verbs. It provides examples that need to be filled in with either the past simple or past continuous form. The summary completes 15 of the sentences with the appropriate verb tenses based on the context clues. It also provides an additional paragraph at the end as an example of completing several sentences with mixed verb tenses.

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    The document contains a series of sentences that need to be completed with the correct past tense form of verbs. It provides examples that need to be filled in with either the past simple or past continuous form. The summary completes 15 of the sentences with the appropriate verb tenses based on the context clues. It also provides an additional paragraph at the end as an example of completing several sentences with mixed verb tenses.

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    Complete the following sentences with the correct form (Past Simple

    or Past Continuous).
    1. A: What (you, do) ___________________ when you heard that noise?
    B: I (try) ___________________ to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
    2. After I (find) ___________________ the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately)
    ___________________ to the police and (turn) ___________________ it in.
    3. The doctor (say) ___________________ that Brian (be) ___________________ too
    weak to go to work and that he (need) ___________________ to stay at home for a
    couple of days.
    4. My best friend (arrive) ___________________ at my house a little before 9:00
    pm, but I (be, not) ___________________ there. I (study) ___________________ at the
    library for my final examination in Italian.
    5. John is in the living room working on his computer. At this time yesterday, he
    (work, also) ___________________ on his computer. That's all he ever does!
    6. A: I (call) ___________________ you last night after dinner, but you (be, not)
    ___________________ there. Where were you?
    B: I (work) ___________________ out at the gym.
    7. When I (walk) ___________________ into the busy office, the secretaries (talk)
    ___________________ on the phone with customers, a clerk (work, busily)
    ___________________ at his desk, and two managers (discuss, quietly)
    ___________________ methods to improve customer service.
    8. I (watch) ___________________ a thriller on T.V. when the electricity went out.
    Now I am never going to find out how the film ends.
    9. Samantha (be) ___________________ in the room when Bob (tell)
    ___________________ me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because
    she (listen, not) ___________________.
    10. It's strange that you (call) ___________________ because I (think, just)
    ___________________ about you.
    11. The Titanic (cross) ___________________ the Atlantic when it (strike)
    ___________________ an iceberg.
    12. When I entered the store, a couple of merchants (bargain, noisily)
    __________________ and (try) ___________________ to sell their goods to nave
    tourists who (hunt) ___________________ for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead)
    ___________________ their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way
    home. A couple of men (argue) ___________________ over the price of a leather
    belt. I (walk) ___________________ over to a man who (sell) ___________________
    fruit and (buy) ___________________ a banana.
    13. The firemen (rescue) ___________________ the old woman who (be)
    ___________________ trapped on the third floor of the burning building.

    14. I was very upset! He (leave, always) ___________________ his dirty dishes in
    the sink. I think he (expect) ___________________ me to do them up for him.
    15. Samantha (live) __________________ in Cambridge for more than two years.
    In fact, she (live) ___________________ there when I was a student.

    1. A: What (you, do) were you doing when the accident occurred?
    B: I (try) was trying to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
    2. After I (find) found the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) immediately
    went to the police and (turn) turned it in.
    3. The doctor (say) said that Tom (be) was too sick to go to work and that he
    (need) needed to stay at home for a couple of days.
    4. Sebastian (arrive) arrived at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she
    (be, not) was not there. She (study, at the library) was at the library
    studying for her final examination in French.
    5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she
    (watch, also) was also watching television. That's all she ever does!
    5. John is in the living room working on his computer. At this time yesterday, he
    (work, also) ___________________ on his computer. That's all he ever does!
    6. A: I (call) called you last night after dinner, but you (be, not) were not there.
    Where were you?
    B: I (work) was working out at the fitness center.
    7. When I (walk) walked into the busy office, the secretary (talk) was talking on
    the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) were busily working at
    their desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly) were quietly
    discussing methods to improve customer service.
    8. I (watch) was watching a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out.
    Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends.
    9. Sharon (be) was in the room when John told me what happened, but she
    didn't hear anything because she (listen, not) was not listening.
    10. It's strange that you (call) called because I (think, just) was just
    thinking about you.
    11. The Titanic (cross) was crossing the Atlantic when it (strike) struck an
    iceberg.
    12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) were
    busily bargaining and (try) trying to sell their goods to naive tourists who
    (hunt) were hunting for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead) were leading their
    donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men
    (argue) were arguing over the price of a leather belt. I (walk) walked over to a
    man who (sell) was selling fruit and (buy) bought a banana.
    13. The firemen (rescue) rescued the old woman who (be) was trapped on the
    third floor of the burning building.
    14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) was always leaving her dirty
    dishes in the sink. I think she (expect, actually) actually expected me to do

    them for her.


    15. Samantha (live) lived in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she
    (live) was living there when the Berlin Wall came down.

    Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela (call) called. She said she
    (call) was calling me on her cell phone from her biology classroom at UCLA. I
    asked her if she (wait) was waiting for class, but she said that the professor
    was at the front of the hall lecturing while she (talk) was talking to me. I
    couldn't believe she (make) was making a phone call during the lecture. I asked
    what was going on.
    She said her biology professor was so boring that several of the students
    (sleep, actually) were actually sleeping in class. Some of the students
    (talk) were talking about their plans for the weekend and the student next to
    her (draw) was drawing a picture of a horse. When Angela (tell) told me she
    was not satisfied with the class, I (mention) mentioned that my biology
    professor was quite good and (suggest) suggested that she switch to my class.
    While we were talking, I (hear) heard her professor yell, "Miss, are you making
    a phone call?" Suddenly, the line went dead. I (hang) hung up the phone and
    went to the kitchen to make dinner. As I (cut) was cutting vegetables for a
    salad, the phone rang once again. It (be)was Angela, but this time she wasn't
    sitting in class.

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