Simple Past Sentences
Past Continuous Sentences
Mixed Tenses
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100

I _____ (see) the movie yesterday.

I saw the movie yesterday.

100

I _____ (sleep) when the phone rang

I was sleeping when the phone rang

100

She _____ (write) a letter when the power _____ (go) out

She was writing a letter when the power went out

100

She was walked to school when it started to rain.

She was walking to school when it started to rain.

100

I was cooking dinner when you called.

Ongoing action (past continuous).

200

They _____ (finish) their homework before dinner.

They finished their homework before dinner.

200

They _____ (not/watch) TV at 7 p.m. last night

They were not watching TV at 7 p.m. last night.

200

They _____ (play) soccer when it _____ (start) raining

They were playing soccer when it started raining

200

We wasn’t having lunch when you called.

We weren’t having lunch when you called

200

He walked to the store

Completed action (simple past).

300

He _____ (not/understand) the instructions

He did not understand the instructions.

300

While she _____ (cook), the baby started crying.

While she was cooking, the baby started crying

300

When I _____ (arrive) home, my sister _____ (watch) TV.

When I arrived home, my sister was watching TV.

300

He didn’t was working when the boss arrived.

He wasn’t working when the boss arrived.

300

They were playing soccer when it started raining.

Ongoing action (past continuous) and completed action (simple past).

400

Last week, we _____ (go) to the beach

Last week, we went to the beach.

400

We _____ (have) dinner when the lights went out

We were having dinner when the lights went out

400

He _____ (walk) in the park when he _____ (find) a wallet.

He was walking in the park when he found a wallet.

400

They didn’t were at the party last night.

They weren’t at the party last night

400

She studied for two hours last night.

Completed action (simple past).

500

The teacher _____ (give) us a lot of homework last month.

The teacher gave us a lot of homework last month.

500

He _____ (study) for the exam while his friends played video games

He was studying for the exam while his friends played video games

500

While we _____ (wait) for the bus, it suddenly _____ (start) snowing.

While we were waiting for the bus, it suddenly started snowing.

500

I didn’t saw her at the mall yesterday.

I didn’t see her at the mall yesterday.

500

We were driving when we saw the accident.

Ongoing action (past continuous) and completed action (simple past)

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