Past Simple or Continuous
Danny could never agree with Fred. They ______ (always/argue)
They were always arguing
I _____ (not talk) on the phone when you arrived
wasn't talking
I ______ (already, speak) to him before the interview we ________ yesterday.
I had already spoken, did
We ___ already _____ (eat) when John ______ (come) home.
We had already eaten when John came home.
Past participle of break
broken
While George ______ (clean) his room, his mother ______ (cook) dinner.
Wile George was cleaning his room, his mother was cooking dinner.
He ______ (not meet) his girlfriend while he ______(live) in London
He didn't meet his girlfriend while he was living in London.
We ______ (see) the movie before, so we __________(watch) a comedy show instead.
had seen, watched
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.
Past participle of win
won
The children ______ (leave) their lunch at home every day last week
They ____ (just finish) dinner when the doorbell ____ (ring).
had just finished / rang
When I opened the document, I ______(see) that I ________ (forget) to save yesterday’s work!
saw, I´d forgotten
I _______ (open) my handbag to find that I _________ (leave) my credit card at home.
I opened my handbag to find that I had left my credit card at home.
Past participle of bring
brought
We ______ (talk) about the movie while we ______ (walk) home
We were talking about the movie while we were walking.
The bus ________ (come) as soon as I got to the bus stop.
came
He ______ (live) here for three years by the time we (meet).
had lived
met
I ________ (know) my husband for three years when we ________ (get) married.
I had known my husband for three years when we got married.
Past participle of wake up
woken up
Every day I ________ (see) her I ______ (love) her more and more.
Every day I saw her I loved her more and more.
He ________(not be) to Cape Town before 1997.
hadn't been
I couldn't see anything as I (lose) my glasses.
I couldn't see anything as I had lost my glasses
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.
seen