Home & Family
My mom __________ (cook) dinner when the phone rang.
was cooking
I __________ (meet) my best friend in seventh grade.
met
Last summer, we __________ (visit) the Dead Sea.
Visited
Yesterday, we __________ (take) a quiz in French class.
took
The volunteers __________ (collect) food for families in need.
collected
We __________ (clean) the house before our guests came.
cleaned
We __________ (talk) on the phone when my battery died.
were talking
While we __________ (walk) in Jerusalem, we saw an old market.
were walking
They __________ (work) on the project all night.
worked
We __________ (not / attend) the meeting yesterday.
did not attend
My dad __________ (already / eat) by the time I got home.
had already eaten
They __________ (not / see) each other for a long time.
had not seen
By the time we arrived, the bus __________ (already / leave).
had already left
She __________ (already / finish) her essay before class started.
had already finished
Workers __________ (build) a new playground near my house.
built
I __________ (watch) TV while my younger sister did her homework.
was watching
We __________ (argue) yesterday, but we made peace later.
argued
We __________ (wait) at the airport for two hours before boarding. [hint: past perfect continuous]
had been waiting
The teacher __________ (explain) the new grammar rule when the bell rang.
was explaining
He __________ (work) at the company for five years before he got promoted. [hint: past present continuous]
had been working
When I was younger, we __________ (spend) every weekend at my grandparents’ farm.
spent
He __________ (always / help) his classmates with homework.
always helped
She __________ (never / be) to Cairo before her trip last year.
had never been
By the time the class started, I __________ (already / finish) my homework.
had already finished
The volunteers __________ (set up) chairs for the festival when it started raining.
were setting up