PAST SIMPLE
I_____(sleep) like a baby last night
I SLEPT like a baby last night
They ___ (dance) when the music ____ (stop)
They WERE DANCING when the music STOPPED
We ___ (not go) to Germany for our holidays when we were children.
We DIDN'T USE TO GO to Germany for our holidays when we were children.
The people at the stadium was shouting at the referee when the football player scored.
The people at the stadium WERE shouting at the referee when the football player scored.
I'm afraid I ___ (forget) the keys at home yesterday
I'm afraid I FORGOT the keys at home yesterday
The dog ___ (sleep) when the phone ___ (ring).
The dog WAS SLEEPING when the phone RANG.
Soldiers USED TO BUILD/BUILT this bridge near the end of the Second World War.
Soldiers BUILT this bridge near the end of the Second World War.
I made my homework while Claudia were reading a book.
I DID my homework while Claudia WAS reading a book.
The boy ___ (catch) the ball in the air and ___ (throw) it at me.
The boy CAUGHTthe ball in the air and THREW it at me.
We ____ (study) for our math exam when the teacher ____ (tell) us the exam was cancelled.
He ___ (lose) his wallet while he ___ (jog) in the park.
We WERE STUDYING for our math exam when the teacher TOLD us the exam was cancelled.
He LOST his wallet while he WAS JOGGING in the park.
Rewrite using USED TO
My father and I played football when I was a child.
My father and I USED TO PLAY football when I was a child.
She usually brought a sandwich to school when we were little
She USED TO BRING a sandwich to school when we were little
Last night while Sara ____ (read), her parents ____ (watch) TV.
___ (listen/you) to a song?
Last night while Sara WAS READING, her parents WERE WATCHING TV.
WERE YOU LISTENING to a song?
A man ____ (try) to enter the house when the police ___ (arrive)
I ___ (go) the supermarket and ___ (buy) some milk.
A man WAS TRYING to enter the house when the police ARRIVED
I WENT to the supermarket and BOUGHT some milk.
Use USED TO and the PRESENT SIMPLE
He ___ (play) the guitar, but he ___ the piano now.
He USED TO PLAY the guitar, but he PLAYS the piano now.
While my brother was playing football, he felt and injured his leg.
While my brother was playing football, he FELL and injured his leg.
Chris ___ (send) me a letter apologizing but I ___ (tear) it up after reading it.
Chris SENT me a letter apologizing but I TORE it up after reading it.
As I ___ (walk) in the streets of Paris, I ___ (run) into my old friend.
As I WAS WALKING in the streets of Paris, I RAN into my old friend.
___ (you/collect) anything when you were young?
I ___ (ride) a bike to school.
DID YOU USE TO COLLECT anything when you were young?
I USED TO RIDE a bike to school.
Did you used to walk to school?
I only payed 25 euros for these boots
Did you USE to walk to school?
I only PAID 25 euros for these boots