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2 Past Simple or Past Continuous? Underline the correct tense:

1) I lived / was living in Eastbourne when I met / was meeting my husband.2)Our team played / was playing really well. We won / were winning at half time, but in the end we lost/were losing 3-2.3)I'm worn out. The baby was coughing / coughed all night long and we weren't getting / didn't get any sleep. 4) Jack was playing / played happily with his toys when his big brother hit / was hitting him on the head and made / was making him cry.5)I didn't think / wasn't thinking of having a birthday party, but now I'm glad I had / was having one.6)I picked / was picking two baskets of strawberries. I gave / was giving one basket to my neighbour and the rest I made / was making into jam.7)Roger pruned / was pruning the roses when he heard / was hearing a loud buzzing sound, and an enormous bee appeared / was appearing and stung / was stinging him on the nose.8)It was snowing / snowed when I got up / was getting up this morning. The children next door made / were making a snowman, so I quickly put / was putting on some warm clothes and raced / was racing outside to help them.

3 Put the verb in brackets in either the Past Simple or Past Perfect Simple:

E.g. I had (have) an awful hangover because I had drunk (drink) too much the night before.

a) I cooked a chicken curry for some friends, but I __________ (not find) out until the next day that I ________ (give) them all food poisoning. b) Sandra ________ (ring) her friend Dawn to ask about her holiday. Dawn ________ just ________ (return) from a cruise in the Caribbean. c) Since he was a little boy, Mark__________ (want) to go to Oxford University and study to become a doctor. Imagine his delight when he ________ (do) really well in all his exams! His childhood dream ________ (come) true. d) Keith ________ (have) a very difficult week. On Monday a water pipe________ (burst) and flooded the kitchen, on Thursday the central heating ________ (break) down, and on Friday his wife ________ (leave) him. e) Kenneth and Diana ________ (go) to Brighton for their holiday last year. They ________ (be) there the year before and they ________ (have) an awful time, so I can't understand why they ________ (decide) to go back again. f) Rachel ________ (be) a successful model before she________ (become) a teacher. She ________ (earn) a lot of money, but then she ________ (give) it all up for the classroom.g) Paul ________ (eat) so much chocolate pudding that his trousers ________ (not fit) him anymore.h) When I ________ (come) downstairs this morning, I couldn't believe my eyes. The children ________ (do) all the washing-up, and they ________ (make) breakfast for me.

4 Complete these sentences. Use past tenses only and add any other words that are necessary:

1 Two years ago, while she… (work/Paris/grandfather/die). 2 As soon as I… (feed/cat/do/homework). 3 First I… (shower/then/dressed). 4 Since I was a child I…always… (want/Australia/finally/go/last year). 5 As he… (post/letter/realize/not put/stamp) 6 By the time he… (finish/speak/most/audience/fall asleep). 7 Once I… (tell him/truth/feel better). 8 Until I … (try water skiing/not believe/how difficult/be).