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Exercise "Past simple or continuous", created by anonyme (a free exercise to learn English):
Results of the 48 859 people who have taken this test:
Average mark: 69 / 100 Share


Latest member with a 100/100 (perfect mark): biscotte92 / FRANCE, on Tuesday 13 December - 15:35:
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Stats (2186 candidates)
Question 1 passed: 79.4 %
She * (work) when her boss opened the door.

Question 2 passed: 67.9 %
I was writing a letter to my sister when the telephone * (ring).

Question 3 passed: 67.9 %
They * (play) in the garden when their mother called them.

Question 4 passed: 40.9 %
Before his wreck, he * (drive) slowly.

Question 5 passed: 73.6 %
I was having a rest when you * (arrive).

Question 6 passed: 64 %
They * (sleep) when the baby cried.

Question 7 passed: 65 %
We * (talk) when she kissed me.

Question 8 passed: 66.4 %
She * (walk) in the street when she was killed by a murderer.

Question 9 passed: 69.8 %
I was reading a book when the fire * (start).

Question 10 passed: 71.2 %
She was doing her homework when she suddenly * (decide) to go to the zoo.


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