Past Simple
Deep in my heart there _______ a trembling question. (be)
was
Jim ________ by the sink while her mom was cooking dinner. (play)
was playing
By the time the movie started they ___ already _____ their seats. (find)
had found
He _______ at the company for 3 years before he got promoted. (work)
had been working
They _____ never _____ sushi before, and they still _____ tried it by the time they visited Japan. (eat, have)
had, eaten, hadn't
I ______ to take you from Paris to San Francisco. (want)
wanted
I _______ for hours after I heard the bad news. (shake)
was shaking
After they ____ at the restaurant, they went for a walk by the beach. (eat)
had eaten
She ________ the piano for hours before she took a break. (play)
had been playing
By the time she arrived, I _____ already _____. (leave)
had, left
When we _____ kids, when we ______ young, things ______ so perfect. (be, be, seem)
were, were seemed
I ran home because I got a call, that my roof _________. (burn)
was burning
After the concert, we found out that the band ________ their next performance. (cancel)
had cancelled
___ the team _________ hard before the tournament started? (practice)
had, been practicing
_____ he just _____ the homework when the teacher asked for it? (finish)
had, finished
Mr Bennet _______ among the earliest of those who _______ on Mr Bingley. (be, wait)
was, waited
We _________ lunch because an uninvited guest appeared and refused to leave. (not enjoy)
were not enjoying
He was surprised to learn that she _______ her application. (withdraw)
had withdrawn
By the time we found her she _______ through the forest for hours. (wander)
had been wandering
We _____ barely _____ the heavy wooden door, which had been stuck for days, when a sudden downpour _____, drenching everything in sight. (open, begin)
had, opened, began
Elizabeth ______ as little as civility would allow, and _______ down again, she only ________ at Darcy once. (say, sit, glance)
said, sat, glanced
I _______ when my friend called me to hang out. (study)
was studying
___ you _______ your essay before the deadline? (submit)
had submitted
I was exhausted because I _______ the furniture all afternoon by myself. (rearrange)
had been rearranging
After the storm, we realized the ancient oak tree, which had stood for centuries, _____ _____ completely _____ by lightning and _____ into splinters across the yard. (destroy, shatter)
had been completely destroyed, ...and shattered