Past Simple vs Past Continuous
When she ..... (come) home her father ..... (sleep) on the sofa.
came /was sleeping
GO / STUDY
go went gone
study studied studied
I __________never ________ (hear) of this castle until I came to England.
had / heard
She (throw) ___________________away the letter that she (write) ______________________
threw
had written
While the teacher ___________ (show) his presentation most of the students _________ (listen) carefully to what he __________ (say), but one boy _______ (fall) asleep on his desk.
was showing
were listening
was saying
fell
My parents ......... (have) breakfast and ..... (listen) to the news when I ..... (phone) them.
were having / listening / phoned
READ / RIDE
read read read
ride rode ridden
We had to go back to the cafe because my friend _______________ (leave) her bag there.
had left
They (show) _____________________me the pictures, they (take) _______________________during their holidays.
showed
had taken
My parents have ________bought a new house, but I haven't seen it ________
just / already
yet
Peter and John ..... (discover) a cave while they .....(play) by the sea.
discovered / were plaiyng
DO / SEE / LEAVE
do did done
see saw seen
leave left left
I bought some postcards of parts of the castle I ___________ (see) earlier during the tour.
had seen
When he (wake up) ____________________, his mother (already / prepare)___________________ breakfast.
woke up
had already prepared
When she (start) ___________________ to learn English, she (already / learn) _______________ French.
started
had already learnt
When I first ..... (see) Tina she ..... (wear) a very smart dress.
saw/ was wearing
sit sat sat
give gave given
_________ you ___________(see) any famous person when before you moved to London?
had / seen
Before Ann __________ (invite) us last summer, we (never / think) ________________________ of going to Japan.
invited
had never thought
While I ______________ (read) my English book I ____________(hear) a noise. I ___________(think) that I ________________(hear) that noise before, so I ___________ (call) my mother.
was reading
heard
thought
had heard
called
While I ____________ (study) for my exam, my brother ________________ (play) on the computer and my best friend ____________ (cry) because of her boyfriend.
was studying / was playing / was crying
PUT / DRINK / BUY / SELL
put put put
drink drank drunk
buy bought bought
sell sold sold
When I left the restaurant I realized that I ___________(pay) more than I should have to.
had paid
By the time he (arrive) ________________________ at the pub, they (run) __________________ out of orange juice.
arrived
had run out
She _____________ (ride) her way home when she _______(fall) down. Someone __________ (come) to help her. He _______(be) a very handsome boy who she ________ never______(see) before.
was riding
fell
came
was
had never seen