Practice. Past Simple, Past Continuous

_____ a friend while I _____ the shopping

met / was doing

meet / do

was meeting / did

met / did

I left college three years _____.

in

ago

for

nothing

It happened _____ seven o’clock _____ the evening

at / last

at / in

in / at

when / *

I found a flat on my own _____ last year

*

for

at

on

I took my car to the garage _____ this morning

at

when

*

in

I bought a car a few weeks _____.

last

for

ago

when

We lived in Bristol _____ three years.

last

*

at

for

_____ we got home we listened to some music

For

Last

Are

When

I didn’t go home ____ weekend because some friends came to stay

at

*

for

last

It will be ready _____ two weeks

*

for

in

on

We got up late _____ Sunday morning

at

in

on

*

I had an accident _____ last night

*

at

in

on

I _____ round and _____ Paula

turned / saw

was turning / saw

was turning/ was seeing

turn / was seeing

_____ the afternoon we went for a walk

On

For

At

In

They arrived _____ three o’clock _____ the afternoon

at / in

when / ago

last / *

in / for

I _____ for my things when I ____ someone call my name.

paid / was hearing

pay / heard

was paying / hear

was paying / heard

I was born in Africa _____ 1970

on

in

at

last

_____ Saturday evening we went out to a concert

For

In

On

Last

I usually go home _____ the weekend

when

in

of

at

My parents moved back to England _____ I was five

*

for

when

ago

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