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Past Simple or Past Continuous

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete each sentence.

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1. It was beingwasI don't know a hot Thursday afternoon.

2. A man was wearingworeI don't know a heavy army jacket, a pullover, wool cap, jeans and dark sunglasses.

3. He walked intowas walking intoI don't know the Lloyds Bank at 10.00 yesterday morning.

4. The man was walking upwalked upI don't know to the teller

5. and held upwas holding upI don't know a gun for all to see.

6. When the people in the bank was seeingsawI don't know the gun,

7. they understoodwere understandingI don't know that he was a robber.

8. Then he was sayingsaidI don't know, "Give me all your money, all the money in this bank, right now!"

9. A woman handedwas handingI don't know the man three big bags which were full of money.

10. After taking the money, he was leavingleftI don't know the bank. Luckily enough nobody was injured.

11. Ten minutes later, the police was comingcameI don't know but it was too late.

12. At that time, the man was travellingtravelledI don't know to Las Vegas to spend the money.