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2.2 Past Continuous and Past Simple: Waiting For Him
2.2 Past Continuous and Past Simple: Waiting For Him
2 Past continuous and past simple 4 The film’s was quite complicated, so I didn’t
understand the story very well.
1 Choose the correct options.
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0 Tom was hurting / hurt his foot while he was playing
basketball.
1 Mark cycled / was cycling too fast when he fell off.
2 Tim got up / was getting up early yesterday and went off in
the car.
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in
3 The phone rang while we had / were having dinner.
capitals.
4 When Paul got to the cafe, his friend Tim waited / was
0 Tim Jackson is my favourite comedian on TV.
waiting for him.
COMEDY
5 John was breaking / broke a glass when he was tidying up.
1 Everyone thought the film we watched on TV was very
6 When I was seeing / saw Maria, she was wearing her new
. ENTERTAIN
school uniform.
2 I knew what would happen at the end of the film. It was so
7 Karl went / was going to a party and met his girlfriend
. PREDICT
Samantha there.
3 The story was really sad – very . MOVE
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2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. There are
2 Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past two extra verbs.
continuous form of the verb in brackets.
0 Nathan was running (run) when he fell over. breathe carry cheer figure go put raise
1 (you / watch) a film when I called?
0 I’m still trying to figure out how to repair my bicycle.
2 When the bus (arrive), I got on.
1 Dad will crazy if he finds out you failed your exams!
3 Someone (take) my bag when I was travelling
2 I’ve got lots of holiday plans, but no money to them
on the bus.
out!
4 When the teacher walked in, a boy (climb) on
3 The audience always shout and at the end of the
the desks!
concert.
5 When we (look) round the old shop, we found a
4 Mum will a sigh of relief when my brother gets home
wonderful book.
from his long trip
6 I was late, so David (not wait) outside the
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cinema when I got there.
7 When I answered the phone, I (hear) a familiar
voice! 3 Complete the sentences with suitable words. The first letter
8 What (Tim / do) when Maureen got home? of each word is given.
Was he on his computer? 0 The b r o a d b a n d speed in our house is very slow.
/8 1 My l _ _ _ _ _ computer is very easy to carry around.
2 A s _ _ _ _ _ e _ _ _ _ _ helps you to find information on the
1 Complete the sentences with suitable words. The first letter web.
of each word is given. 3 I’ve just got a t _ _ _ m _ _ _ _ _ _ from my friend in the
0 I’ve read lots of critics’ r e v i e w s of this book and they all States!
loved it! 4 You need to create a u _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that you can type in to
1 My teacher has written a c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ full of good things to identify you on the website.
make and eat! /4
2 I enjoy reading science fiction n _ _ _ _ _ but I don’t really
like books about actual science.
3 This is a b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ about a famous scientist and his
life. 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in
capitals.
4 The funny s _ _ _ _ _ we watched on TV was written by my
favourite screenwriter. 0 Scientists have made some amazing discoveries during the
last century. DISCOVER
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1 The writer shows great in this novel. IMAGINE
2 I’d like to become a when I’m older. GEOLOGY
2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are 3 My dad’s job involves the of ancient things at the city
two extra words. museum. PRESERVE
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act chapter dialogue plot role scene
setting