past simple vs past continuous
The film was rubbish, so we (left / were leaving) the cinema and (went / were going) to the cybercafé.
Left / went
… you … (ever see) a film as good as that?
have you ever seen
My wife normally __________ (work) at home, but she __________ (spend) this month in Italy.
works /is spending
I ___ this car in 1976. It was very fashionable then.
bought
I ________ (never/ be) to the USA. I ______ (want) to go there last summer but I couldn’t.
have never been/ wanted
Dave (rang / was ringing) me while I (did / was doing) my homework.
rang / was doing
We … (meet) Jane and Alan two years ago. How long … (you know) them?
met/have you known
What’s your brother doing? He __________ (do) the crossword in the newspaper He __________ (do) it every day.
is doing /does
Ann ___ go out a lot, but now she spends all her time on studying.
used to
Is Jim going to eat lunch with us today? — No. He (eat) ______ (already).He (eat) ______ lunch an hour ago.
has already eaten/ ate
I (didn’t like / wasn’t liking) the program we (watched / were watching), so I (turned / was turning off) the TV.
didn’t like / were watching / turned
I … (never travel) to the USA. What about you? When … (you go) there?
have never traveled/did you go
What’s she doing? — She __________ (mend) her husband’s socks. She always__________ them. (mend)
is mending/mends
The baby ___ a lot in the first six months. (cry)
used to cry
Maria (have) ______ a lot of problems since she (come) ______ to this country.
has had/ moved
I (dropped / was dropping) my keys while I (ran / was running) for the bus.
dropped / was running
She … (live) in Manchester for two years, and then in 2003 she … (move) to London.
has lived/moved
Yes, you can borrow my dictionary. I __________ (use) it a lot, but I __________ (not / use) it now.
use /am not using
I ___ a noise so I went to see what it was. (hear)
heard
Carol and I are old friends. I (know) ______ her since I (be) ______ a freshman in high school.
have known/was
The competition judges (didn’t know / weren’t knowing) whose food they (tasted / were tasting).
didn’t know / were tasting
This scientist … (write) a lot of books. He … (write) his first one in 2001.
has written/wrote
It _____________ (snow) right now. It’s beautiful! I ____________ (like) this weather.
is snowing /like
60 years ago people ___ the things we have nowadays. (not,have)
didn't use to have
Maria (get) ______ some bad news last week. She (be) ______ sad since she (get) ______ the bad news.
got/has been/got