Past Continuous/Past Simple
I ______ to work when it suddenly _______ to rain.
I was going/walking/riding to work when it suddenly started to rain
I ______ (see) that film last weekend, but I ______ (not see) the sequel yet.
I saw that film last weekend, but I haven't seen the sequel yet.
We have ______ milk left, so we can still make coffee.
We have a little milk left, so we can still make coffee.
The lesson was really ______ (interest), and the students were very ______ (engage).
The lesson was really interesting, and the students were very engaged.
She usually ______ the bus to work, but today she ______ .
She usually takes the bus to work, but today she is walking/driving/taking the metro.
While we ______ dinner, someone ______ at the door.
While we were having /cooking dinner, someone knocked at the door.
She ______ (work) in Paris for three years before she ______ (move) to Lyon.
She worked in Paris for three years before she moved to Lyon.
There are ______ students absent today, so almost everyone is here.
There are few students absent today, so almost everyone is here.
I felt ______ (embarrass) when I forgot my colleague’s name.
I felt embarrassed when I forgot my colleague’s name.
I ______ (not understand) why you ______ (laugh) right now.
I do not understand why you are laughing right now.
She ______ home when she ______ the accident.
She was driving/walking/going/travelling home when she had/saw the accident
We ______ (finish) the meeting on time, so everyone ______ (go) home early yesterday.
We finished the meeting on time, so everyone went home early yesterday.
I have ______ patience for people who arrive late all the time.
I have little patience for people who arrive late all the time.
The instructions are so ______ (confuse) that everybody seems ______ (confuse).
The instructions are so confusing that everybody seems confused.
We normally ______ (have) lunch at noon, but this week we ______ (eat) later because of the conference.
We normally have lunch at noon, but this week we are eating later because of the conference.
The team ______ (discuss) the project while the manager ______ (prepare) the presentation slides.
The team were discussing the project while the manager was preparing the presentation slides.
My manager ______ (travel) to Germany several times this year, but he ______ (go) to Berlin only once last year.
My manager has travelled to Germany several times this year, but he went to Berlin only once last year.
The company still has ______ problems to solve, but overall the project is going well.
The company still has a few problems to solve, but overall the project is going well.
Working with difficult clients can be very stressful, especially when employees are already ______ (exhaust).
Working with difficult clients can be very stressful, especially when employees are already exhausted.
I ______ (think) this report is excellent, but the team ______ (think) about making a few changes.
I think this report is excellent, but the team is thinking about making a few changes.
When I ______ (arrive) at the office, everybody ______ (work) quietly, while the IT team ______ (try) to fix a major problem.
When I arrived at the office, everybody was working quietly, while the IT team was trying to fix a major problem.
Someone ______ (leave) the window open, and the office is freezing now. I think Tom ______ (forget) to close it before he ______ (leave) yesterday evening.
Someone has left the window open, and the office is freezing now. I think Tom forgot to close it before he left yesterday evening.
It was a disaster! There were ______ chairs available in the meeting room, and we had ______ time to organise another space before the clients arrived.
It was a disaster! There were few chairs available in the meeting room, and we had little time to organise another space before the clients arrived.
The manager gave a very ______ (inspire) presentation about the future of the company, and the team left the meeting feeling highly ______ (motivate).
The manager gave a very inspiring presentation about the future of the company, and the team left the meeting feeling highly motivated.
At the moment, the company ______ (expand) into new markets, although it usually ______ (focus) on clients in France.
At the moment, the company is expanding into new markets, although it usually focuses on clients in France.