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Past simple, past continuous, past perfect — Exercise 2

Select the best answer for each blank space below.

1When I opened the door, my parents _____ dinner.

2She was tired because she _____ all night.

3While we _____ in the park, it suddenly started to rain.

4By the time the movie started, we _____ our popcorn.

5He _____ his leg while he was playing football.

6I didn’t recognize her because she _____ her hair.

7What _____ you _____ when I called you?

8They _____ TV when the lights went out.

9After she _____ her homework, she went out with her friends.

10We _____ for the bus for over an hour before it finally arrived.

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