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Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

Complete the gaps in Past Simple or Past Continuous.
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They
an email three days ago. (to send)
They sent an email three days ago.
  1. 1.
    We
    to the cinema yesterday. (to go)
  2. 2.
    I
    my homework for the whole evening yesterday. (to do)
  3. 3.
    Emily
    the piano at 4 pm yesterday. (to play)
  4. 4.
    When John came home, his little brother
    TV. (to watch)
  5. 5.
    They
    a new house last month. (to buy)
  6. 6.
    We
    our relatives in the USA two years ago. (to visit)
  7. 7.
    I
    for the test from 10 am till 5 pm yesterday. (to prepare)
  8. 8.
    Olivia
    Mike last week. (to see)
  9. 9.
    What
    he
    the whole evening yesterday? (to fix)
  10. 10.
    At half past six yesterday, we
    dinner. (to have)
  11. 11.
    Chris
    to Spain last spring. (to fly)
  12. 12.
    Children
    when their father came home. (to sleep)
  13. 13.
    Last Sunday, we
    a tree in our garden. (to plant)
  14. 14.
    She
    dinner when the lights went off. (to cook)
  15. 15.
    When
    your husband
    home yesterday? (to come)
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