so (many/much)
/ such (a/an) .... that
/ such (a/an) .... that
I was _____ tired that I couldn't keep my eyes open.
so
I _____ (not talk) on the phone when you arrived.
wasn't talking
I thought he done the wrong thing.
he did / he had done
We ___ already _____ (eat) when John ______ (come) home.
We had already eaten when John came home.
We use the ___________ for actions that started at one point in the past and were ongoing up to some other point in the past. This could be used for excuses, or to explain certain results. (e.g When you saw me yesterday I was all sweaty because I ......)
past perfect continuous
It was _____ __ good film that I went back to see it again.
such a
He ______ ( meet) his girlfriend while he ______(live) in London.
met / was living
It hasn't rained last week.
didn't rain
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.
We use the _____________ for past actions in progress when another past action happened.
Past continuous
There were _____ ______ amazing performers, weren't there?
so many
The teacher _____ (be) disappointed that none of the students _____ (do) their homework.
was / had done
We were really good friends. We had knew each other for years.
had known
I _______ (open) my handbag to find that I _________ (forget) my credit card.
I opened my handbag to find that I had forgotten my credit card.
We use the ___________ to talk about a sequence of finished actions in the past.
past simple
There were _______ few people at the party that we decided to go home early.
so
It ____ (not rain) for 3 months, when finally, in October, a storm ____ (hit) the town.
hadn't rained / hit
At first I thought I had done the right thing, but I soon realised that I make a big mistake.
I had made a big mistake
I ________ (know) my husband for three years before we ________ (get) married.
I had known my husband for three years before we got married.
We often use the _________ and ___________ together when one action interrupts another in the past.
past simple and past continuous
She had ________ fun at the wedding that she couldn't wait to tell her friends all about it.
so much
The children were exhausted because they _____ (run) around all day in the park.
They ____ (go) to a nearby cafe to get sandwiches because they ______ (not eat) anything all day.
had been running
went / hadn't eaten
I couldn't see anything because I lost my glasses.
I had lost
She ___________(read) for seven hours when she fell asleep
She had been reading for seven hours when she fell asleep
We use the _________with the _________ together in a sentence to describe an action that happened before another past action.
past perfect / past simple