Grammar Review S8B

Present Simple VS Present Continuous

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At 10.30am, a huge storm with hurricane force winds raged through the centre of Newtown, Oklahoma, USA. When the storm happened, trees and electricity pylons .......................... (fall over).

• fell over

• was falling over

When the storm happened, Max................................ (run) for the storm shelter.

• was running

• ran

When the storm happened, Jonas ...................................(finish) his breakfast.

• was finishing

• finished

Ellen........................ (check) her emails.

• was checking

• checked

When the storm happened, Mrs Williams ........................... (teach) a class of primary school children.

• was teaching

• taught

Complete the sentences with the past simple or past perfect.

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2. They saw the terrible air crash. They arrived at the airport.

They just.............................at the airport when they.....................the terrible air crash.

• arrived/saw

• arrived/had been seeing

3. Lucy didn’t hear the news. She was on the metro.

Lucy..............................the news because she............................on the metro.

• didn't hear/had been

• didn't hear/was on

4. The emergency services removed layers of rubble. They reached the survivors.

The emergency services.......................the survivors after they........................layers of rubble.

• had reached/removed

• reached/had removed