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Past Simple or Continuous




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He �(walk) along the street. It was 5 p.m. The late autumn sun �(shine). He �(think) about the case. Something in it was wrong. A detail or two �(not/match). He �(not/notice) that it �(start) to rain.

At 5 p.m. yesterday Mark �(sit) in the cinema. He �(drink) Coca Cola and he �(eat) popcorn. The film was so exciting that he �(not/notice) how he �(upset) the popcorn packet onto the floor.

At 5 p.m. yesterday Ted �(sit) on the float. He was rather scared because a shark �(circle) around and around the float. Luckily some tourists who �(fly) in a helicopter �(see) him. They �(call) the rescue team and they �(rescue) Ted.

Mr and Mrs Twotoes �(walk) along the beach with their dog Claw. Suddenly the wind �(start) to blow. It �(lift) an old plastic bag from the ground. Claw the dog �(want) to catch it. It �(run) from one side to the other. Then it suddenly �(run) out of sight.

Jeremy and Pamela �(dance) exuberantly when their children �(come) home. They �(explain) that the music on the radio was so good that they �(can) not sit on the sofa. So they �(start) to dance.

Nick �(sneeze) so violently that he �(fall) off his chair. The people who �(sit) in the room with him �(get) a terrible fright. As Nick �(sit) on the floor, however, they �(start) to laugh.

At 5 p.m. last Sunday Luke and his father were in the garden. They �(fly) a kite. The wind �(blow) nicely, the sun �(shine), it was warm. It was a perfect day. At 5:30 mother �(call) them in to have dinner.