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Exercise "Preterit simple or continuous", created by patou33 (a free exercise to learn English):
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Stats (9659 candidates)
Question 1 passed: 65.7 %
David was running and suddenly he * (fall).
Question 2 passed: 77.6 %
When I phoned Peter he * (play) tennis.
Question 3 passed: 75.3 %
I knew Edward very well when he * (be) single.
Question 4 passed: 65.1 %
The man who saw the accident * (phone) the police.
Question 5 passed: 33.6 %
What * (you/do) on Monday afternoon between 2 and 4 ?
Question 6 passed: 41.9 %
The accident happened because they * (drive) too fast.
Question 7 passed: 59.9 %
When he told me the story I * (know) he was lying.
Question 8 passed: 58.3 %
He didn't do his homework so he * (get) a detention.
Question 9 passed: 49.4 %
As soon as the telephone rang my daughter * (answer) it.
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