Read these sentences and choose 'past simple' or 'past continuous' for each sentence.

1. i talked to john yesterday.

past continuous
past simple

2. the boys played basketball five minutes ago.

past continuous
past simple

3. the students were texting.

past continuous
past simple

 6. Could you open the door, please? I see girl knocking. 7. Let's make a speech at the reception. 8.The advice you gave me helped a lot. 9. I like to be in the centre of everything. 10. At night I had a terrible headache after I had drunk a lot of wine in the evening. 11.Look cut! There is a dangerous bend in the road. 12. Mrs. Patsy is the last person I'd like to meet. 13. Tom's planning to take a boat to go fishing on Sunday. 14. Could you phone later, please? Kate's having a bath. 15. The
rent is 150 dollars for month. 16. We often go to the theatre and to the cinema, but very rarely to the circus. 17. When their father came home, they had dinner and then watched TV. They went to bed at 11 p.m. 18.What a pity they haven't seen this performance! 19. She can't find a telegram which she received this morning. 20. Are you going to the country for weekend? 21. She usually goes shopping on Thursdays, but last Thursday she didn't do shopping. She had to go to the dentist's. 22. What's a lovely song!
What's a beautiful music! 23. Could you tell me the time, please? - It's a quarter past six. 24. Do you usually go by the train or in the car there?

2. Teens today use gadgets as if they were their continuation. His school schedule is very tight. I spilled juice on the keyboard and now it does not work. Be careful, she can reveal your secret. Mary always cares about other people, she is so attentive. The President made an official statement. 3 They must be working abroad. They may have been in Europe. .- It cannot be that Katya passed the exam successfully. - Petya may be writing an essay now. (unlikely) - These children must be attending a private school.