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Past simple or continuous?




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Past simple or continuous?
Read the text and decide whether there is past simple or continuous:
One day last summer, Sandra �to the radio. Suddenly she some noise and out of the window. She her neighbour's dog, Barker. He �her cat, Twinkle. They �around the garden, throwing earth and plants all over the place. Sandra �and shouting at them but they . So she into the garden. She to catch Barker and him back to her neighbour but she couldn't see him anywhere.
She was curious about�what� her neighbour �so she to look for him. She him in the kitchen. He �chicken curry and Sandra to stay for� dinner. While he �the table, she him what had�happened in her garden. He was really sorry and to put everything in order. Then the dinner was ready and they at the table. They about their lives, childhoods, and found out they have a lot of things in common.
The next day Patrick (that was the name of Sandra's neighbour) around and working in her garden. While he �she �a snack. They really close friends and they are going to get married next week.
Now put the pictures into the right order (numbers 1 - 6):
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