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Past Simple vs. Progressive Exercises

The document provides examples sentences using either the past simple or past progressive tenses. It contains 15 sentences as examples comparing when to use each past tense.

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Past Simple vs. Progressive Exercises

The document provides examples sentences using either the past simple or past progressive tenses. It contains 15 sentences as examples comparing when to use each past tense.

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PAST SIMPLE OR PROGRESSIVE

1. They   (have) tea when the doorbell   (ring).

2. Father   (smoke) his pipe while mother   (read) a


magazine.

3. While he   (mow) the lawn it   (start) to rain.

4. He   (have) breakfast when the toaster   (blow) up.

5. When I   (come) into the office my boss   (wait) for


me.

6. When we   (see) Brian he   (drive) a taxi.

7. Father   (wait) in the car while mother   (do) the


shopping.

8. When he   (arrive) we   (have) dinner.

9. While they   (play) chess we   (go) shopping.

10. They   (have) a party while he   (sleep).

11. He   (take) a photo when I   (feed) the ducks.

12. They   (play) football when the lights in the


stadium   (go) out.

13. While George and John   (clean) their room she   (do)
the ironing.

14. Sam   (do) the ironing when Jack   (phone) her.

15. We   (wait) at Victoria station when the train   


(arrive).

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