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    Learn English > English lessons & exercises > Past simple or continuous > Stats updated every 4 hours
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    Exercise "Past simple or continuous", created by felin (a free exercise to learn English):
    Results of the 18 340 people who have taken this test:
    Average mark: 52.5 / 100 Share


    Latest member with a 100/100 (perfect mark): tahnna / FRANCE, on Monday 27 November - 16:05:
    "nice"


    They got a perfect mark


    Stats (13975 candidates)
    Question 1 passed: 47.1 %
    I (buy)* a new alarm clock the other day in Taylor's the jewellers,

    Question 2 passed: 74 %
    when I actually (see)* somebody shoplifting.

    Question 3 passed: 53.8 %
    I'd just finished paying for my clock and as I (turn)* round,

    Question 4 passed: 29 %
    an elderly woman (slowly put) * a silver plate

    Question 5 passed: 34.1 %
    into a bag that she (carry)*.

    Question 6 passed: 53.2 %
    Then she (walk)* over to another part of the shop

    Question 7 passed: 56.8 %
    and (pick up)* an expensive-looking watch a number of times.

    Question 8 passed: 44.8 %
    When she (think)*

    Question 9 passed: 45.2 %
    that nobody (look)*,

    Question 10 passed: 45.2 %
    she (drop)* it into the bag.

    Question 11 passed: 58.8 %
    Before I (have)* a chance to tell the staff in the shop,

    Question 12 passed: 59.1 %
    she (notice)*

    Question 13 passed: 47.9 %
    that I (watch)* her

    Question 14 passed: 49.4 %
    and (hurry)* out. Unfortunately for her,

    Question 15 passed: 39.6 %
    two police officers (walk)* past just at that moment

    Question 16 passed: 45.4 %
    and she (run)* straight into them.


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