Simple Past or Present Perfect
Yesterday, I _______(go) to London, but I __________ (be) only there a couple of hours.
went/was
I ___________ (eat) dinner when she called.
was eating
She (stop) the car before it (start) to rain
She had stopped the car before it started to rain.
I __________ (choose/already) the university degree I'll start next year
have already chosen
I ____________ (finish) my home work, then I went to bed.
finished
He _______ (begin) to run after he _______ (see) the cat.
began/had seen
It __________ (be) 3 years since I _________ (speak) to Tom.
has been/spoke
I _______________ (read) a book while my wife _______________ dinner.
was reading/was cooking
By the time I __________ (return) home, he_________ (leave/already)
returned/had already left
When ___________ (leave) the company?
did you leave
I ____________ (talk) to my friend on the phone when my mother __________ (come) into the room.
was talking/came
By the time his company (transfer) him to Berlin, Tom (finish) his German course
transferred/had finished
How long ________ (be) since you _______ (fly) in an airplane?
has it been/flew
What ________ (you do) when the car ________ (crash) against the wall?
were you doing/crashed
After she ______ (move out), I _____ (find) her notes.
had moved out/found