Past Simple vs Past Continuous
When she ____ (arrive) home, her mother ____ TV (watch) and her father ____ (sleep).
arrived / was watching / was sleeping
She's been a doctor ____ the 1990's.
since
I ___ never ___ (hear) of this shop until I came to England.
had heard
She (throw) _____ away the letter that she (write) _____.
threw/ had written
Most of us _____ (listen) to the lecturer but some students _____ (play) video games. One of the boys ____ (close) his eyes and ____ (fall) asleep.
were listening, were playing, closed, fell
I ____ (think) of going to Japan on holiday.
was thinking
My family have lived on this island _____ ten years.
for
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, yet
Peter and John _____ (see) a big fish while they ____ (surf).
saw / were surfing
Have you ____ been in Florence?
ever
I bought some postcards of the city 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
The past form - put, spend, take, shine
put, spent, took, shone
Past participle - get, learn, swim, teach
got, learnt, learned, swum, taught
____ you ____(see) any famous person when you were in London?
had seen
Before that day we (never / think) _____ of going to Japan.
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. My mother ________(appear) and _____ (turn) off the TV.
"was studying", "was playing", "was crying", "appeared", "turned"
They ____ (not be) in Italy ____ 1995. Really! I ____ never ____ (be) there, but I ____ (visit) Peru twice.
haven't been / since / have been / have visited
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 cafe, they (drink) _____ a lot of coffee.
arrived/had drunk
She ____ (ride) her bike when she ____(fall) down. Someone ____ (come) to help her. He ____ (be) the most hand-some boy she ____ ever ____ (see).
was riding, fell, came, was, had ever seen