Past Simple or Continuous?
I couldn't sleep last night. My neighbours ______ (argue) all night
were arguing
write
written
He looked guilty. I knew he done the wrong thing.
he had done
I _______ (work) when the earthquake hit.
had been working
week/UFO/saw/I/last/a
I saw a UFO last week
While George ______ (clean) his room, his mother ______ (cook) dinner.
was cleaning / was cooking
understand
understood
It hasn't rained last week.
didn't rain
He _______ (try on) clothes for hours when the shop assistant kicked us out.
had been trying
were/phoned/doing/What/when/I/you?/you
What were you doing when I phoned you?
The children ______ (forget) their lunch at home every day last week
forgot
know
known
Richard had went out when his wife arrived to the office
had gone
He had to sell his car. It _______ (give) him a lot of trouble.
had been giving
I/night/watch/last/ TV /didn't
I didn't watch TV last night
We ______ (talk) about the movie while we ______ (walk) home
were talking / were walking
lose
lost
We were really good friends. We had known each other since years.
for years
Sue _______ (not feel) well that day. She had a fever and her body was aching all over.
hadn't been feeling
My/called /when/gone/out/dad/home/mom/had/my
My mom had gone out when my dad called home
Every day I ________ (see) her I ______ (love) her more and more.
saw / loved
catch
caught
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
Sally used to look great. How often _______ (go) to the gym?
had she been going
light/I/the that/told/seen/hadn't/driver/the/them/red
I told them that the driver hadn't seen the red light