Past Simple
Yesterday, Neal's dog____(run) after the mailman.
Yesterday, Neal's dog ran after the mailman.
Whlie you_____(tell) that scary story, I_____(sleep) on the couch.
While you were telling that scary story, I was sleeping on the couch.
What ____ (you/do) when I _____ (call) you last night?
What were you doing when I called last night?
While I _____ (type) my report, the electricity _____ (go) off.
While I was typing my report, the electricity went off.
past tense of feel:
Jane and Vanessa ____ (learn) how to cook all types of pie, but Jane ____(drop) two yesterday.
Jane and Vanessa learned how to cook all types of pie, but Jane dropped two yesterday.
I don't care what you_____(do). I just want to know why she_____(eat) my cake.
I don't care what you were doing. I just want to know why she was eating my cake.
I ____ (sit) in a café when you ____ (call).
I was sitting in a café when you called.
My father _____ (come) in, _____ (look) around and _____ (tell) me to tidy up my room.
My father came in, looked around and told me to tidy up my room.
rule:
When we use "when", we must use ____.
When we use "while", we must use ____.
simple past
past progressive/continuous
Sun _____ (go) to Busan last month. She _____ (cut) her foot on the beach and _____ (have) to get stitches.
Sun went to Busan last month. She cut her foot on the beach and had to get stitches.
We ____ (play) tennis when John ____ (hurt) his ankle.
We were playing tennis when John hurt his ankle.
While the parents ________ (have) breakfast, their children ______ (run) about.
While the parents were having breakfast, their children were running about.
Brian scored ___ marks than Shane in the test.
1. least
2. less
3. few
less
The receptionist (welcome) ____ the guests and (ask) ____ them to fill in the form.
The receptionist welcomed the guests and asked them to fill in the form.
He _____ (lose) his wallet while he _____ (jog) in the park.
He lost his wallet while he was jogging in the park.
Jack was (hungry) _____ of them all. He had 6 slices of pizza, 5 tacos, 4 bananas, 3 jaw breakers, 2 bowls of chocolate and 1 apple pie.
Jack was the hungriest of them all. He had 6 slices of pizza, 5 tacos, 4 bananas, 3 jaw breakers, 2 bowls of chocolate and 1 apple pie.
Last night, my soccer team _____ (lose) the game by 1 point. I was so sad that my friend ____ (bring) chocolate ice cream.
Last night, my soccer team lost the game by 1 point. I was so sad that my friend brought chocolate ice cream.
My sister ____ (rip) her pants while she ______ (exercise).
My sister ripped her pants while she was exercising.
While she ____ (cook), the telephone ______ (ring).
While she was cooking, the telephone rang.
progressive/continuous form of: lie
While we ____ (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends ____ (lie) on the beach.
were doing
were lying