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Exercise "Past simple or continuous", created by anonyme (a free exercise to learn English):
Results of the 54 242 people who have taken this test:
Average mark: 54 / 100 Share
Latest member with a 100/100 (perfect mark): ploplo / SWITZERLAND, on Wednesday 09 October - 13:43:
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Stats (1466 candidates)
Question 1 passed: 73.3 %
When I * (come) there, Maria and John were dancing.
Question 2 passed: 53.8 %
Later, Maria and John * (sing) and others were dancing.
Question 3 passed: 69.2 %
What were they doing when I * (phone) ?
Question 4 passed: 43.6 %
Maria * (have/lunch) when the telephone rang.
Question 5 passed: 53.3 %
John * (have) his breakfast when the postman arrived.
Question 6 passed: 73.5 %
Their parents were sleeping when the postman * (arrive).
Question 7 passed: 50.1 %
Maria and John were eating and the parents * (drink).
Question 8 passed: 47.5 %
When Lucy came, Maria and her mother * (swim) in the swimming pool.
Question 9 passed: 58 %
Lucy and Maria were speaking, when John * (go) away.
Question 10 passed: 58 %
His parents were watching TV, when John * (leave) home.
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