Past Simple
Last year, I _______ (travel) to Japan.
traveled
I ______ (meet) him before he became famous.
I´d met
We ____(cook) dinner when the electricity suddenly went off.
were cooking
I____(driving) on the highway for miles when I realized I was on the wrong one!
I´d been driving
Change the following sentence from active to passive: The hunter killed the lion.
The lion was killed by the hunter.
The bus ________ (come) as soon as I got to the bus stop.
came
We ______ (see)the movie before, so we watched a comedy show instead.
We´d seen
As I spoke, the children _______(laugh) at my cleverness
were laughing
I _____ (write)my essay for an hour when I decided to take a break.
I´d been writing
Change the following sentence from active to passive: Someone has cleaned the windows.
The windows have been cleaned.
They ____(sit) at the beach all day
sat
When I opened the document, I saw that I ________ (forget) to save yesterday’s work!
I´d forgotten
When we got to the ski resort, it _____(snow) so heavily that we couldn´t ski.
was snowing
I was disappointed the show was cancelled – I _____ (look) forward to it for weeks.
I’d been looking
Change the following sentence from active to passive: Everybody loves Mr. Brown.
Mr. Brown is loved by everybody.
I ________ (not come) swimming because Sheila hadn’t told me about it.
didn´t come
He ______ (live) here for three years by the time we met.
had lived
We____(not sit) in the garden when you called; we were in the kitchen.
weren´t sitting
Sylvia ______(swim) so her hair was wet.
had been swimming
Change the following sentence from active to passive: The wolf ate the princess.
The Princess was eaten by the wolf.
How do you ask someone if they had dinner last night?
Did you have dinner last night?
By the time Doris got to the party, everyone ______ (go)home.
had gone
What _______(you/ do) at 8 o´clock last night?
were you doing
I went to the doctor’s because I_____(sleep) badly.
I´d been sleeping
Change the following from active to passive: Someone sells coconuts on the beach.
Coconuts are sold on the beach.