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Past simple / Preterite continuous

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1. Yesterday I had decidedhave decideddecided to go shopping.

2. I would havehadwas having people for dinner that evening. It was great.

3. I had takentookwas taking my car to drive to the supermaket.

4. A policeman stopped me and told me that my indicators were not workingdidn't workhaven't been working.

5. He gavewas givinggived a £5 fine.

6. I was furious but I didn't daredaren'twasn't daring say anything.

7. When I finally entered the supermarket, hundreds of people were already shoppingalready shoppinghad already been shopping.

8. I bought a plastic and begunwas beginningbegan walking down the aisles.

9. I caught sight of Mrs Robinson who was buyingwere buyingbought fish fingers for her children.

10. She spotted me, she absolutely hadwas havinghad had to tell me her news.

11. She she redecoratedwas redecoratingshe were redecorating her house, she needed help.

12. I told her that I thoughtthinked bright green with orange dots would do and walked away.

13. I didn't turn round, I knew what a face she madewas makingmaked.

14. By the time I reached the cashdesks, they were closinghad closedclosed the supermarket.

15. That's when I realized that my bottle of olive oil had leakedwas leakingleaked.