Past Simple & Past Continuous
First he _____ (read) the message. Then, he _____ (call) his boss.
First he read his message. Then, he called his boss.
She _____ (just/go out) when I called at her house.
She had just gone out when Icalled at her house.
The boys _____ (play) football the whole day. They are very tired now.
The boys have been playing football the whole day. They are very tired now.
I _____ (see) a great film yesterday.
I saw a great film yesterday.
Every Monday, Sally _____ (drive) her kids to football practice.
Every Monday, Sally drives her kids to football practice.
She _____ (lie) in bed when she _____ (hear) a sudden noise. She _____ (open) her eyes in horror.
She was lying in bed when she heard a sudden noise. She opened her eyes in horror.
3 forms of "buy", "stand", "tell", "be"
buy - bought - bought
stand - stood - stood
tell - told - told
be - was/were - been
She _____ (wait) for hours, so she is bored.
She _____ (wait) for hours, so she was bored.
She has been waiting for hours, so she is bored.
She had been waiting for hours, so she is bored.
She _____ (play) hockey at school, but she _____ (like) it.
She played hockey at school, but she didn't like it.
He _____ (read) the paper when his wife _____ (come) home.
He was reading the paper when his wife came home.
They _____ (know) her and _____ (trust) her for years.
They knew her and trusted her for years.
When the boys _____ (arrive) at the cinema, the film _____ (already/start).
When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film had already started.
Hannah _____ (feel) sick. She _____ (eat) chocolates all afternoon.
Hannah felt sick. She had been eating chocolates all afternoon.
When we _____ (arrive) the film had _____ (start).
When we arrived the film had started.
John and I _____ (be) on holiday now. We _____ (live) near the sea at the Royal Beach Hotel.
John and I are on holiday now. We are living near the sea at the Royal Beach Hotel.
What _____ (you/do) when you ____ (see) the accident, madam? What exactly _____ (you/see)?
What were you doing when you saw the accident, madan? What exactly did you see?
When I _____ (get) home last night my family _____ (already/go) to bed.
When I got home last night my family had already gone to bed.
I _____ (bake) cake. That’s why my hands are full of flour.
I have been baking cake. That’s why my hands are full of flour.
I’m afraid I _____ (be) not hungry. I _____ (already/eat).
I’m afraid I’m not hungry. I have already eaten.
The doctor’s waiting room was full of people. Some _____ (read) a magazine, a woman _____ (knit) and a child _____ (play) with a doll. Suddenly the door _____ (open) and a nurse _____ (come out).
The doctor’s waiting room was full of people. Some were reading a magazine, a woman was knitting and a child was playing with a doll. Suddenly the door opened and a nurse came out.
The Titanic _____ (sink) in less than six hours.
The Titanic sank in less than six hours
Because she _____ (check) the oil for so long, the car _____ (break down).
Because she had not checked the oil for so long, the car broke down.
How long _____ (live) in London when your daughter _____ (be) born?
How long had you been living in London when your daughter was born?
This bike _____ (be) in our family for the last 14 years. My father _____ (use) it for the first five years, then my brother _____ (ride) it and I _____ (have) it since then.
This bike has been in our family for the last 14 years. My father used it for the first five years, then my brother rode it and I have had it since then.
It won’t be easy to get out of the country .The police _____ (watch) all of the ports.
. It won’t be easy to get out of the country .The police are watching all of the ports.