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Some sentences may have more than one blank, so complete all of them.",0,[11,33,63,82,113,132,163,182,213,241],{"id":12,"sentenceTemplate":13,"displayOrder":14,"explanation":15,"exampleSentence":16,"blanks":17},"019d2ea5-36dc-7873-9c16-6396550d0c6e","What __1__ when your baby sister was born?",1,"Use Past Continuous in questions to ask about an action in progress at a specific moment in the past. The phrase 'when your baby sister was born' shows a specific time.","What were you doing when the teacher entered the room?",[18],{"id":19,"blankNumber":14,"options":20},"019d2ea5-36dc-7827-9c16-639654c0a245",[21,25,29],{"id":22,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d2ea5-36dc-7793-9c16-639653436237","did you do",false,{"id":26,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019d2ea5-36dc-77d3-9c16-639653f0713d","were you doing",true,{"id":30,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d2ea5-36dc-77ff-9c16-6396543a8c48","you were doing",2,{"id":34,"sentenceTemplate":35,"displayOrder":32,"explanation":36,"exampleSentence":37,"blanks":38},"019d2ea5-36dc-79ff-9c16-6396590d91e9","My parents __1__ their wedding photos while I __2__ the old family albums.","Use Past Continuous for two actions happening at the same time in the past. 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The phrase 'last Sunday' shows this is a finished event.","We had lunch at a new restaurant last weekend.",[70],{"id":71,"blankNumber":14,"options":72},"019d2ea5-36dc-7ad3-9c16-63965c0b2c37",[73,76,79],{"id":74,"optionText":75,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d2ea5-36dc-7a57-9c16-63965a085618","were having",{"id":77,"optionText":78,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019d2ea5-36dc-7a7b-9c16-63965b028f66","had",{"id":80,"optionText":81,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d2ea5-36dc-7ab3-9c16-63965bfa9fc5","was having",{"id":83,"sentenceTemplate":84,"displayOrder":85,"explanation":86,"exampleSentence":87,"blanks":88},"019d2ea5-36dc-7c83-9c16-639662748231","My brother __1__ his first steps while the whole family __2__.",4,"Use Past Simple for the completed action (took) and Past Continuous for the action in progress (were watching). The ongoing action was happening when the completed action occurred.","Were you sleeping when I called you last night?",[89,101],{"id":90,"blankNumber":14,"options":91},"019d2ea5-36dc-7bbb-9c16-63965ef2509d",[92,95,98],{"id":93,"optionText":94,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d2ea5-36dc-7b57-9c16-63965c67f4ca","took",{"id":96,"optionText":97,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d2ea5-36dc-7b7b-9c16-63965d508632","was taking",{"id":99,"optionText":100,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d2ea5-36dc-7b9b-9c16-63965e090a90","were taking",{"id":102,"blankNumber":32,"options":103},"019d2ea5-36dc-7c47-9c16-639661a05abc",[104,107,110],{"id":105,"optionText":106,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d2ea5-36dc-7bef-9c16-63965f75926b","watched",{"id":108,"optionText":109,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019d2ea5-36dc-7c0f-9c16-6396603e2528","were watching",{"id":111,"optionText":112,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d2ea5-36dc-7c2b-9c16-6396612a7325","was watching",{"id":114,"sentenceTemplate":115,"displayOrder":116,"explanation":117,"exampleSentence":118,"blanks":119},"019d2ea5-36dc-7d6f-9c16-639664b6ed6e","__1__ to your uncle on the phone when I came home yesterday?",5,"Use Past Continuous in questions to ask about an action in progress at a specific moment in the past. The phrase 'when I came home' shows a specific time.","Were you studying when I sent you the message?",[120],{"id":121,"blankNumber":14,"options":122},"019d2ea5-36dc-7d37-9c16-639663c2e1b2",[123,126,129],{"id":124,"optionText":125,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d2ea5-36dc-7cd7-9c16-6396635f7e36","Did you talk",{"id":127,"optionText":128,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d2ea5-36dc-7cfb-9c16-6396635ffc69","You were talking",{"id":130,"optionText":131,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d2ea5-36dc-7d1b-9c16-6396639cc562","Were you talking",{"id":133,"sentenceTemplate":134,"displayOrder":135,"explanation":136,"exampleSentence":137,"blanks":138},"019d2ea5-36dd-7261-9e8f-fb1c03c77026","My aunt __1__ funny jokes at the family reunion, so everyone __2__ a lot.",8,"Use Past Simple for both completed actions. These are finished events, not actions in progress.","He told a story and everyone laughed.",[139,151],{"id":140,"blankNumber":14,"options":141},"019d2ea5-36dd-7189-9e8f-fb1c00690ecd",[142,145,148],{"id":143,"optionText":144,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d2ea5-36dd-7125-9e8f-fb1bfe85c41c","told",{"id":146,"optionText":147,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d2ea5-36dd-7149-9e8f-fb1bfef8dffc","was telling",{"id":149,"optionText":150,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d2ea5-36dd-7169-9e8f-fb1bff7c0dd4","were telling",{"id":152,"blankNumber":32,"options":153},"019d2ea5-36dd-7219-9e8f-fb1c030add5f",[154,157,160],{"id":155,"optionText":156,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d2ea5-36dd-71bd-9e8f-fb1c01301fb2","laughed",{"id":158,"optionText":159,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d2ea5-36dd-71e1-9e8f-fb1c019000a4","was laughing",{"id":161,"optionText":162,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d2ea5-36dd-71fd-9e8f-fb1c02681d23","were laughing",{"id":164,"sentenceTemplate":165,"displayOrder":166,"explanation":167,"exampleSentence":168,"blanks":169},"019d2ea5-36dd-7351-9e8f-fb1c05bcad53","Why __1__ when I mentioned your childhood nickname at dinner?",9,"Use Past Simple in questions for completed actions. The action happened at a specific moment, not over a period of time.","Why did you leave early yesterday?",[170],{"id":171,"blankNumber":14,"options":172},"019d2ea5-36dd-7319-9e8f-fb1c04cf4109",[173,176,179],{"id":174,"optionText":175,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d2ea5-36dd-72b5-9e8f-fb1c03e9febe","were you crying",{"id":177,"optionText":178,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d2ea5-36dd-72d9-9e8f-fb1c03f2c739","you cried",{"id":180,"optionText":181,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d2ea5-36dd-72fd-9e8f-fb1c040fd5bd","did you cry",{"id":183,"sentenceTemplate":184,"displayOrder":185,"explanation":186,"exampleSentence":187,"blanks":188},"019d2ea5-36dd-74f1-9e8f-fb1c0b778eb3","My sister __1__ for her school exam while my mother __2__ a special birthday cake in the kitchen.",10,"Use Past Continuous for two actions happening at the same time in the past. The word 'while' shows both actions were in progress together.","She was reading while her brother was playing outside.",[189,201],{"id":190,"blankNumber":14,"options":191},"019d2ea5-36dd-73f5-9e8f-fb1c07dec612",[192,195,198],{"id":193,"optionText":194,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d2ea5-36dd-7395-9e8f-fb1c061a9e04","studied",{"id":196,"optionText":197,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d2ea5-36dd-73b9-9e8f-fb1c06e2c2f4","were studying",{"id":199,"optionText":200,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d2ea5-36dd-73d9-9e8f-fb1c079a7606","was studying",{"id":202,"blankNumber":32,"options":203},"019d2ea5-36dd-7489-9e8f-fb1c0ae7cba8",[204,207,210],{"id":205,"optionText":206,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d2ea5-36dd-7429-9e8f-fb1c08bf07f6","was making",{"id":208,"optionText":209,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d2ea5-36dd-744d-9e8f-fb1c09be01a0","made",{"id":211,"optionText":212,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d2ea5-36dd-746d-9e8f-fb1c0a596ede","were making",{"id":214,"sentenceTemplate":215,"displayOrder":216,"explanation":217,"exampleSentence":218,"blanks":219},"019d2ea5-36dd-7771-9e8f-fb1c13cd477e","The phone __1__ while we __2__ old home videos together.",12,"Use Past Simple for the interrupting action (rang) and Past Continuous for the action in progress (were watching). One action interrupted the other.","The doorbell rang while we were eating dinner.",[220,232],{"id":221,"blankNumber":14,"options":222},"019d2ea5-36dd-76a5-9e8f-fb1c10723ffd",[223,226,229],{"id":224,"optionText":225,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d2ea5-36dd-7629-9e8f-fb1c0eb9fe1c","was ringing",{"id":227,"optionText":228,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019d2ea5-36dd-7655-9e8f-fb1c0f85ac15","rang",{"id":230,"optionText":231,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d2ea5-36dd-7675-9e8f-fb1c0fe33d0c","were ringing",{"id":233,"blankNumber":32,"options":234},"019d2ea5-36dd-7739-9e8f-fb1c12f4ed4d",[235,237,239],{"id":236,"optionText":106,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d2ea5-36dd-76dd-9e8f-fb1c114c6adf",{"id":238,"optionText":112,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d2ea5-36dd-76fd-9e8f-fb1c11d889ae",{"id":240,"optionText":109,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d2ea5-36dd-771d-9e8f-fb1c1275aabb",{"id":242,"sentenceTemplate":243,"displayOrder":244,"explanation":245,"exampleSentence":246,"blanks":247},"019d2ea5-36dd-79d5-9e8f-fb1c1c0bd688","__1__ a good time at your family gathering last weekend? Yes, I __2__.",14,"Use Past Simple for questions and short answers about completed events. The phrase 'last weekend' shows this is a finished event.","Did you enjoy the movie last night? Yes, I did.",[248,260],{"id":249,"blankNumber":14,"options":250},"019d2ea5-36dd-7905-9e8f-fb1c1909b7bd",[251,254,257],{"id":252,"optionText":253,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d2ea5-36dd-78a5-9e8f-fb1c1718cf4a","Were you having",{"id":255,"optionText":256,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":14},"019d2ea5-36dd-78c9-9e8f-fb1c17ecfcb9","Did you have",{"id":258,"optionText":259,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d2ea5-36dd-78e9-9e8f-fb1c1880f157","Was you having",{"id":261,"blankNumber":32,"options":262},"019d2ea5-36dd-7991-9e8f-fb1c1bd4fe8b",[263,266,269],{"id":264,"optionText":265,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d2ea5-36dd-7939-9e8f-fb1c19e3b9a3","was",{"id":267,"optionText":268,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d2ea5-36dd-7959-9e8f-fb1c1a67a15d","were",{"id":270,"optionText":271,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d2ea5-36dd-7975-9e8f-fb1c1adf40a6","did",{"title":273,"slug":274,"language":275},"Past Simple and Past Continuous","past-simple-and-past-continuous","en"]