Past Simple vs Past Continuous
When she _______________ (arrive) home, her mother ______________________ (watch) and her father ___________________ (sleep).
"arrived", "was watching" and "was sleeping"
I ______________ (travel) for 6 months when I ________ (decide) it was time to go home.
had been travelling
decided
I __________never ________ (hear) of this castle until I came to England.
"have" and "heard"
She (throw) ___________________away the letter that she (write) ______________________
"threw" and "had written"
Most of us _____________ (listen) to the lecturer but some students _____________ (whisper) to each other. One of the boys _____________ (close) his eyes and _____________ (fall) asleep).
"were listening", "were whispering", "closed" and "fell"
I ____________________(wonder) if you can help me
"was wondering"
He _______ (want) to say sorry because he knew he _________ (behave) badly.
wanted
had been behaving
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" and "had taken"
My parents ________(buy) a new house, long before I ________ (see) them again.
had bought
saw
Peter and John ______________ (discover) a cave while they ________________(play).
"discovered", "were playing"
I ________ (be) sure I would win the competition because I ________ (feel) very lucky.
was
had been feeling
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" and "had already prepared"
When she (start) ___________________ to learn English, she (already / learn) _______________ French.
"started" and "had already learnt"
The past form of "deal", "spend", "take" and "shine"
"dealt", "spent", "took" and "shone"
Why ____ you ____ (not come) to the party when you ______ (know) I _________ (plan) it for a long time?
didn't you come
knew
had been planning
_________ you ___________(see) any famous people before you went to London?
Had you 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" and "called"
While I ____________ (study) for my exam, my brother ________________ (play) on the computer and my best friend ____________ (cry) because of her boyfriend. Suddenly my mother _____________(appear) and we ___________________ (go) to the cinema.
"was studying", "was playing", "was crying", "appeared" and "went"
I ______ (be) so disappointed that I _____ (not go) on my holiday. I ________ (plan) it for so long but I _______ (forget) to get my passport!
was
couldn't go / didn't go
had been planning
forgot
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" and "had run"
She _____________ (ride) her bicycle home when she _______(fall) down. Someone __________ (come) to help her. He _______(be) the most hand-some boy she ________ ever______(see) before.
"was riding", "fell", "came", "was" "had seen"