Simple or progressive preterite

Simple or progressive preterite (English exercise n°5723 - Please quote this number when contacting us)

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Simple or progressive preterite
Complete with the verbs in the right tense.

English exercise "Simple or progressive preterite" created by anonyme (13-01-2006) with The test builder
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1. I (read) a book when you came into my bedroom .
2. Yesterday the journalist (interview) the famous actress while she was sunbathing on a beach.
3. Christopher Colombus (discover) America in 1942 .
4. In 1890, people (can not) use computers .
5. Tis morning the hairdresser (cut) my hair while I was reading a newspaper.
6. The cat (observe) the fish while it was swimming
7. Lady Diana (die) in a car accident 9 years ago.
8. Walt Disney (create) Mickey Mouse in 1928 .
9. The dog barked when it (see) the postman in front of the house.
10. I dropped a plate when I (hear) the baby scream.

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