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PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS?

Harry was at my house one day. We 1.were playing a computer game when my mum 2. opened the door. When we 3.came to the kitchen, Kate 4.was putting the plates on the table. Harry 5.sat down at the table. My mum 6.filled a big bowl with spaghetti and tomato sauce and 7.gave it to me. While I 8.was carrying the bowl to the table, I 9.tripped and the bowl flew into the air. Unfortunately, spaghetti landed on Harry! Harry 10.went back to his house next door and 11.changed clothes, but it wasn’t his lucky day! While he 12.was walking back to my house, it 13.started to rain. He didn’t have an umbrella, so he quickly ran to the house. While he 14.was running, he 15.slipped and fell into a pool of muddy water!

PAST PERFECT OR PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS?

Last was both the happiest and the worst day in my parents’ life. It was the happiest because my dad 1.had won the lottery, and the worst because we couldn’t find the lottery ticket! After my parents 2.had looked everywhere for it, they began to panic. Then my dad remembered something: on the day he 3.had bought the lottery ticket, he 4.had been wearing his old black jacket. The ticket was in the pocket! When dad told this my mum, her face went white. The previous day, she 5.had given the jacket to a charity for homeless people! My dad didn’t waste any time. After he 6.had explained the situation to all our friends and relatives, they agreed to help. They 7.had been searching everywhere for a week. Nobody 8.had seen the jacket. By then, my dad 9.had lost 5 kilos. He walked the streets with red yes, talking to himself. He looked terrible. That Sunday, seven days after he 10.had won the lottery, he was out in the street again. He was cold and tired so he sat on the grass to rest for a while…