Past Simple
He ...............(go) to school yesterday morning.
went
They ...............(play) computer games at 3 pm yesterday.
were playing
When I came, Tom ____________ ( just / finish ) eating breakfast.
had just finished
While Jane ...............(wait ) for the bus, she ...............(notice) a man running out of the shop. He ...............(hold) a gun in his hand.
was waiting - noticed - was holding
Mike ...............(not / see) the car when he was in the street.
didn't see
What ............... you ............... last night? (do)
were - doing
...........................(George / be) there before or was it his first time?
Had George been
As I ...............(search) for my phone in my handbag, someone ...............(grab) it and ...............(run ) away with it.
was searching - grabbed - ran
We ...............(leave) home at 9.00 and then we ...............(go) straight to the bus stop.
left - went
She ...............(cook) when I came home.
was cooking
I asked her if she ...............(take) it, but she said she hadn't.
had taken
After Mark ...............(finish) his homework, he ...............(go) online to play Minecraft with his friends. While he ...............(play), his computer suddenly ...............(break) down.
had finished - went - was playing - broke
Would you spend so much time with me, if I ...............(not / be) so popular?
wasn't / weren't
They took it while we ...............(not look).
weren't looking
By the time the train reached the station, I ...............(eat) a whole bag of potato chips and I felt sick to my stomach.
had eaten
Even though they ...............(live) in Spain for a few years before they ...............(return) to Poland, neither of them ...............(can) speak a word of Spanish.
had lived - returned - could
When we ...............(get) to the post office the door ...............(lock).
got - was locked
What ......................(he / do) outside at 6.00 in the morning?
was he doing
Before I met him, I ...............(see) him a few times while he was giving a speech in public.
had seen
While everybody ...............( talk) about their plans for the future, I ...............(realise) that I ...............(have) no plans at all. This is when I ...............(start) seriously thinking about my future.
was talking - realised - had - started