SFB1+ Unit 4A Step 2 - PAST: Simple or Continuous

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Three friends _____ (celebrate) in a night club when somebody interrupted them.

• celebrated

• celebrate

• were celebrating

• was celebrating

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A man _____ (walk) under a tree when some bird droppings fell on his head.

• were walking

• was walking

• walked

• walk

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As this is supposed to be lucky, he ______ (decide) to buy an instant lottery ticket.

• was deciding

• were deciding

• decided

• did decide

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He decided to buy an instant lottery ticket and he ______ (win) .

• was winning

• were winning

• won

• wun

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The following week he _____ (stand) under the same tree when the same thing happened again.

• was standing

• were standing

• stood

• standed

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So the man _____ (buy) another ticket.

• was buying

• were buying

• buyed

• bought

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Can you image? He _____ (win) £444 that time.

• was winning

• were winning

• wins

• won

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John _____ (have) a quiet drink when his winning numbers _____ (come) up!

• 1 had

  2 was coming

• 1 had

  2 were coming

• 1 were having

  2 come

• 1 was having ...

  2 came

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According to locals, John ______ (already / plan) to buy the pub that evening before even talking about it to his wife.

• was already planning

• was already planing

• already planed

• already planned

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When the British government ______ (1 look) for ways to spend more on sport and the arts in the 1990s, it ______ (2 turn) to the lottery.

• 1 was looking

  2 was turning

• 1 did looked

  2 did turned

• 1 looked

  2 was turning

• 1 was looking

  2 turned