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    Learn English > English lessons and exercises > English test #5794: Preterites
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    Preterites


    Complete with the right tense,simple or continuous preterite.



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    1. I (have) a bath when the phone rang.

    2. We (see) many foreigners.

    3. (you/see) Jenny last night?

    4. Yes, she (wear) a very nice jacket.

    5. A) What (you/do)at 10.30 when I called you?

    6. B) I (play) tennis.

    7. What (you/do) at 6.00 while I was doing my homework?

    8. Yesterday, she (study).

    9. A) How (you/break) the window?

    10. B)(1)We (play) football.

    11. B)(2) I (kick) the ball...

    12. B)(3) ...and it (hit) the window.

    13. It (rain) when I got up.

    14. Jack (read) a book while I was working.

    15. Someone (steal) my pen while I was talking to you.

    16. Lots of people (sit) on benches.

    17. When I met her, she (wear) a dress.

    18. A) I (lose) my key last night.

    19. B) How (you/get) into your room?

    20. A(2) I (climb) in through a window.










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