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Read these sentences.

• Dorothy was startled to hear a deep groan nearby.

• Dorothy drank water eagerly.

The highlighted verbs tell us that the actions happened in the past.

These sentences are in the simple past tense.

For example,

• The Scarecrow heard a loud groan.

• Toto took the ball from Dorothy.

Now, read these sentences.

• Scarecrow was waiting by the door.

• The Tin Woodman was groaning loudly.

The highlighted verbs tell us that the actions were happening at a particular time
in the past. These sentences are in the past continuous tense.

For example,

• They were walking through the forest.

• She was swimming in the river.

Fill in the blanks with the simple past or the past continuous form of the verbs
in the brackets.

1. Radhika (break) her leg last week.

2. My mother (prepare) lunch when I called her.

3. My father (water) the plants last night.

4. We (visit) London last summer.

5. They (go) to the cinema last weekend.

6. We (shop) at the mall at this time last Friday.

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