Past Progressive:

Gap-fill exercise

  
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Complete the following sentences with the correct past form of the verb in brackets (past simple vs. past progressive):

1. While I (to sleep), I (to dream) a lot.

2. When we (to walk) home from the cinema yesterday, it (to begin) to rain
heavily.

3. When I (to shower) today, my alarm (to go) off.

4. I (to catch) a cold yesterday, while I (to go) home!

5. I (to come) in late this morning, because my alarm (not to go) off.


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