Past simple + Past continuous | Complete the text

Past simple versus past continuous - complete the text

Complete the text. Use the past simple or continuous.

Example: Tomorrow we will write a test. I must be successful.
Yesterday we ___ a test. I ___ be successful.

Tomorrow we will write a test. I must be successful.
While the teacher isn't looking, I'll take my textbook out of my bag.
As soon as I find the right answers, I'll put them down.
While I'm writing the answers, Alison will copy them.
The teacher won't see us because we'll be very careful.
We won't fail.

Yesterday we a test. I be successful.

While the teacher , I my textbook out of my bag.

As soon as I the right answers, I them down.

While I the answers, Alison them.

The teacher us because we very careful.

We fail.

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Past simple versus continuous

Past simple versus past continuous - complete the text