Simple or Continuous?
Danny could never agree with Fred when they were children. They ______ all the time (argue).
argued
I _____ (not talk) on the phone when you arrived
wasn't talking
She ______ (tell) me all of this, but then I saw it for myself.
had told
I ____ (work) when the earthquake hit.
had been working
I thought he done the wrong thing.
he had done
While George ______ (clean) his room, his mother ______ (cook) dinner.
was cleaning / was cooking
He ______ (meet) his girlfriend when he was living in London.
didn't meet
I ____ (write) the emails before 6pm so I could leave
had written
My girlfriend ____ (try) on clothes for hours when the shop assistant kicked us out
had been trying
It hasn't rained last week.
didn't rain
The children ______ (forget) their lunch at home two days of the last week
forgot
I ____ (date) my friend's girlfriend and he ____ (recover) in hospital! You're lying!
wasn't dating / wasn't recovering
I was sad when I sold my car. I ______ (have) it for a very long time.
had had it
He had to sell his car. It ______ (give) him a lot of trouble.
had been giving
Both boys had cuts, bruises and a black eye when they got home. They were just fighting.
had just been
We ______ (talk) about the movie while we ______ (walk) home
were talking / were walking
Sasha _____________ (do) anything wrong while his mother was watching him.
didn't do
We _____ (begin) reviewing the details but we didn't have time to finish.
had begun
Sue ______ (not/feel/good) that day. She had a fever and her body was aching all over.
hadn't been feeling well
At first I thought I did the right thing, but I soon I realised that I make a big mistake.
I had done the right thing
I had made a big mistake
Every day I ________ (see) her I ______ (love) her more and more.
saw / loved
CHANGE TO NEGATIVE:
It had been raining that day so we decided to stay at home
It hadn't been raining that day so we decided to go out
OR
It hadn't been raining that day so we decided not to stay at home
I left home before my sister _______ (grow up).
had grown up
Sally used to look great. How often ______ (go) to the gym?
had she been going
We were really good friends. We had known each other since years.
for years