Answer each question below. You get an instant tick or cross and a short explanation, you can try again after a wrong answer, and the answer appears only if you ask for it. For the rule and more examples, read Past simple vs past continuous.
Exercises
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Choose the best answer.
1 At primary school, I ______ a very strict teacher.
Choose the best answer.
2 At eight o'clock last night, I ______ my essay, and I had not finished it yet.
Choose the best answer.
3 She ______ the answer, so she kept quiet.
Choose the best answer.
4 As a teenager, I ______ to school every day.
Tap the part with the mistake.
5 Find the mistake.
Now choose the right form.
Tap the part with the mistake.
6 Find the mistake.
Now choose the right form.
Put the words in order. Some tiles are not needed.
7 Put the words in order.
Put the words in order. Some tiles are not needed.
8 Put the words in order.
Write the corrected sentence.
9 Correct this: I was knowing the answer, but I forgot the word.
Write the corrected sentence.
10 Correct this: I was having a car when I was a student.