Past Simple vs Past Continuous
The lawyer ____ (work) when his phone ____ (ring)
The lawyer was working when his phone rang
- Are you hungry?
- No, thanks. I ________________ (already / have) dinner.
- Are you hungry?
- No, thanks. I have already had dinner.
My uncle ___ (fly) to Paris last year. She ____ (never / take) a plane before that.
My uncle flew to Paris last year. She had never taken a plane before that.
I can't log in my computer. I ___ (forget) my password.
I can't log in my computer. I have forgotten my password.
While they ____ (cook), they _____ (hear) a strange noise.
While they were cooking, they heard a strange noise.
Last year, they ____ (go) to Italy and ___ (visit) Rome and Naples.
Last year, they went to Italy and visited Rome and Naples.
By the time my dad ___ (come), we ______ (already / have) dinner.
By the time my dad came, we had already had dinner.
She _____ (watch) TV when her parents ___ (arrive).
She was watching TV when her parents arrived.
My friends ____ (get) lost while they ____ (walk) in the forest.
My friends got lost while they were walking in the forest.
Oh no! The train _____ (just / leave). Last week we ___ (miss) the train too.
Oh no! The train has just left. Last week we missed the train too.
They ___ (buy) a house after they ___ (win) the lottery.
They bought a house after they had won the lottery.
We ___ (know) Peter since 2013.
We have known Peter since 2013.
It ____ (begin) to rain as she ___ (run) in the park.
It began to rain as she was running in the park.
- ____ (you / ever / ride) a camel?
- Yes, I ___. I once ____ (ride) a camel in Lanzarote.
- Have you ever ridden a camel?
- Yes, I have. I once rode (ride) a camel in Lanzarote.
When the police ___ (catch) the thieves, they ___ (spend) all the stolen money.
When the police caught the thieves, they had spent all the stolen money.
I ___ (write) a letter to my aunt before she ___ (move) to another place.
I had written a letter to my aunt before she moved to another place.
While he ___ (ride) his bike, he ___ (fall) off and ___ (hurt) himself.
While he was riding his bike, he fell off and hurt himself.
- Do you know when the First World War ____ (begin)?
- No, I don't. I ___ (never / study) History.
- Do you know when the First World War began?
- No, I don't. I have never studied History.
We ___ (know) the answers because our friends ___ (tell) us.
We knew the answers because our friends had told us.
I ___ (see) "Toy Story 3" last night for the first time. I ___ (never / see) it before.
I saw "Toy Story 3" last night for the first time. I had never seen it before.