Past Simple vs Past Continuous 4
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Complete this text with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
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When Tina
(1)
... (arrive)
, Paul
(2)
... (sit)
in an armchair and
(3)
... (play)
computer games. He
(4)
... (wear)
blue jeans and a green t-shirt. His dog
(5)
... (lie)
on the sofa next to him. When he
(6)
... (notice)
Tina, he
(7)
... (turn round)
,
(8)
... (smile)
and
(9)
... (tell)
her to sit down. She
(10)
... (sit down)
and for an hour
(11)
... (wait)
for him to say something more but he didn't. In the end she
(12)
... (get up)
. As she
(13)
... (leave)
, the dog
(14)
... (start)
to bark. It
(15)
... (still/bark)
loudly when Tina
(16)
... (close)
the door.
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Answers
1) arrived => (PS) short action in the past
2) was sitting => (PC) actions in progress at a specific point
3) was playing => (PC) actions in progress at a specific point
4) was wearing => (PC) temporary state
5) was lying => (PC) actions in progress at a specific point
6) noticed => (PS) short action in the past
7) turned round => (PS) a series of completed actions
8) smiled => (PS) a series of completed actions
9) told => (PS) short action in the past
10) sat => (PS) short action in the past
11) waited => (PS) completed action in the past
12) got up => (PS) completed action in the past
13) was leaving => (PC) actions in progress at a specific point
14) started => (PS) short action in the past
15) was still barking => (PC) actions in progress at a specific point
16) closed (PS) / was closing (PC)
