Complete with the correct Past Tense
I _____ (not talk) on the phone when you arrived.
wasn't talking
I thought he done the wrong thing.
he did / he had done
We ___ already _____ (eat) when John ______ (come) home.
We had already eaten when John came home.
We use the ___________ for actions that started and finished in the past.
past simple
He ______ ( meet) his girlfriend while he ______(live) in London.
met / was living
It hasn't rained last week.
didn't rain
When I ______(get) to the airport I discovered that I ________ (forget) my passport.
When I got to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport.
We use the _____________ for past actions in progress when another past action happened.
Past continuous
The teacher _____ (be) disappointed that none of the students _____ (do) their homework.
was / had done
We were really good friends. We had knew each other for years.
had known
I _______ (open) my handbag to find that I _________ (forget) my credit card.
I opened my handbag to find that I had forgotten my credit card.
We use the ___________ to talk about a sequence of finished actions in the past.
past simple
It ____ (not rain) for 3 months, when finally, in October, a storm ____ (hit) the town.
hadn't rained / hit
At first I thought I had done the right thing, but I soon realised that I make a big mistake.
I had made a big mistake
I ________ (know) my husband for three years before we ________ (get) married.
I had known my husband for three years before we got married.
We often use the _________ and ___________ together when one action interrupts another in the past.
past simple and past continuous
The children were exhausted because they _____ (run) around all day in the park.
They ____ (go) to a nearby cafe to get sandwiches because they ______ (not eat) anything all day.
had been running
went / hadn't eaten
I couldn't see anything because I lost my glasses.
I had lost
First I tidied the flat, then I _____(sit) down and had a cup of coffee.
First I tidied the flat, then I sat down and had a cup of coffee.
We use the _________with the _________ together in a sentence to describe an action that happened before another past action.
past perfect / past simple