Past Simple & Past Continuous
Danny could never agree with Fred. They ______ (always/argue)
were always arguing
She ______ (tell) me all of this, but then I saw it for myself.
had told
I ____ (work) when the earthquake hit.
had been working
He knew that he done the wrong thing.
he had done
I _____ (not talk) on the phone when you arrived
wasn't talking
While George ______ (clean) his room, his mother ______ (cook) dinner.
was cleaning / was cooking
I ____ (write) the emails before 6pm so I could leave
had written
He ____ (try) on clothes for hours when the shop assistant kicked us out
had been trying
It hasn't rained last week.
didn't rain
He ______ (meet) his girlfriend while he ______ ______(live) in London
didn't meet /
lived/was living
The children ______ (forget) their lunch at home every day last week
forgot
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 and a black eye when they got home. They were fighting.
had fought/ had been fighting
I ____ (date) my friend's girlfriend while he ____ (recover) in hospital
wasn't dating / was recovering
We ______ (talk) about the movie while we ______ (walk) home
were talking / were walking
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
I had painted the house before she had arrived.
I had painted the house before she ARRIVED.
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
It hadn't been raining that day so we decided not to stay at home
I ________ (see) her and I ______ (love) her more and more every day in my childhood.
saw / loved
I left home after my sister _______ (grow up).
had grown up
Sally used to look great. How often ______ (go) to the gym?
had she been going
She had arrived after I ate all the tacos.
She ARRIVED after I HAD EATEN all the tacos.
I had painted the house before she arrived.
I hadn't painted the house before she arrived.