Past Simple/ Past Continuous
I ________ (drive) when I saw the accident.
was driving
I _______ (see) the movie yesterday. It was stunning.
saw
They (show) _____________me the pictures they (take) ______________during their holidays.
showed/ had taken
They got to the beach after they _________ (walk) for hours.
had been walking
I ________ (break) my leg when I was playing soccer last year. It was really painful.
broke
Which sentence is correct?
a) I lived here since 2002
b) I have lived here since 2002.
b
When I _______(get) to the airport I discovered I ______ (forget) my passport.
got/ had forgotten
Ben was so sweaty because he ______ (jog)
had been jogging
Jacob _________ (cook) when John arrived.
was cooking
She ________ (move) to the United States 3 years ago.
moved
When he (wake up) _______ , his mother (already / prepare)_________ breakfast.
woke up/ had already prepared
I ___________ (write) 7 reports that day.
had written
We use past simple/ past continuous for the action that was happening in the past and past simple/ past continuous for the action that interrupts the other one.
We use past continuous for the action that was happening in the past and past simple for the action that that interrupts the other one.
The manager _________ (work) at the company since 2015.
has worked
I __________ (travel) to five different countries by the time I ________(be) 20 years old.
had travelled/ was
We use past perfect simple/ past perfect continuous To emphasize the DURATION of an action that happened in the past and had already been completed before a specific point in time or an another action that happened afterwards.
past perfect continuous
The robber _____________ (wear) black clothes when I saw him.
was wearing
We use past simple/ present perfect for actions that have recently finished.
present perfect
We use past simple/ past perfect simple for the action that happened FIRST and past simple/ past perfect simple for the action that happened SECOND.
We use past perfect simple for the action that happened FIRST and past simple for the action that happened SECOND.
I _________ (read) all night. I finally finished the book!
had read