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Exercise "Past progressive or past simple", created by anonyme (a free exercise to learn English):
Results of the 3 150 people who have taken this test:
Average mark: 70 / 100 Share
Latest member with a 100/100 (perfect mark): biscotte92 / FRANCE, on Thursday 22 December - 11:33:
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Stats (1499 candidates)
Question 1 passed: 74.4 %
We were eating lunch when the doorbell * (ring).
Question 2 passed: 70.3 %
Were you walking to school when it * (start) raining?
Question 3 passed: 63 %
While he * (climb) in the mountains, he saw an eagle.
Question 4 passed: 68.8 %
Someone * (ring) the doorbell while they were eating dinner.
Question 5 passed: 58.4 %
While we *(watch) television,Dad came home.
Question 6 passed: 67 %
Uncle Joe *(arrive),while I was doing my homework.
Question 7 passed: 52.9 %
It started to rain while we *(have) our picnic.
Question 8 passed: 53.9 %
While she was cooking, Polly *(burn) a saucepan.
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