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Past simple and past continuous

Past simple and past continuous

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7th Grade - University

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Past simple and past continuous

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My parents ___ in 1983.

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met

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were meeting

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were met

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They ___ married in 1984.

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were getting

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got

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were gotten

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My brother ___ born in 1987.

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was

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was being

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got

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My grandfather wrote my grandmother a letter every day while he was away.

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single action in the past

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series of actions in the past

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habitual action in the past

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My grandmother was born in the 1930s.

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single action in the past

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series of actions in the past

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habitual action in the past

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He studied hard all through university to become a doctor.

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single action in the past

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series of actions in the past

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habitual action in the past

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She came in, saw the puppy, and screamed with delight.

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single action in the past

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series of actions in the past

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habitual action in the past

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He ate a pack of Oreos every day until his favorite shirt didn't fit anymore.

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single action in the past

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series of actions in the past

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habitual action in the past

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We watched that show every Saturday night until it was cancelled.

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single action in the past

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series of actions in the past

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habitual action in the past

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He drove her home, waited until she unlocked the gate, said good night, and drove away.

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single action in the past

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series of actions in the past

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habitual action in the past

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At 6:15, when you phoned, I ___ a shower.

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had

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was having

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We ___ TV all evening.

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watched

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were watching

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Bill ___ TV when Anne came in.

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watched

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was watching

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My father ___ hard all his life.

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worked

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was working

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They got married while they ___ at London University.

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studied

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were studying

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Yesterday we ___ from Oxford to Edinburgh and back.

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drove

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were driving

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It was a nice evening, so she __ home from work.

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walked

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was walking

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