Fill in the Blanks PAST SIMPLE & PAST CONTINUOUSOnline version This activity is to practice and reinforce the use of past simple and past continuous in the same context. by María del Rosario Alonso 1 died writing arrived was sang preparing losing recorded were locked caught shot working helped was making made was wrote was played were taking won escaped designed died started 1 . Beethoven ( write ) nine symphonies : he ( write ) another symphony when he ( die ) 2 . Last Saturday Tom wanted to make two salads . He ( make ) the first one in five minutes . He ( make ) the second one when his guests ( arrive ) , and they ( help ) him to finish it . 3 . The artist Gaudi ( design ) several houses in Barcelona , Spain . Later he ( start ) work on a church . He ( work ) on the church when he ( die ) . 4 . Last month a bank robber ( escape ) while the police ( take ) him to prison . Later they ( catch ) him again , and this time they ( lock ) him up without any problem . 5 . Philip's football team were lucky last Saturday . After 20 minutes they ( lose ) , but in the end , they ( win ) the game by 4 goals to 2 . 6 . John Lennon ( sing ) and ( play ) on many records with the Beatles . After that , he ( record ) several songs without the Beatles . He ( prepare ) a new record when Mark Chapman ( shoot ) him .
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