past simple/ past continuous
The other day I waited/I was waiting for my colleague when I met my grandma.
The other day I was waiting for my colleague when I met my grandma.
win
won-won
There wasn't any chocolate left because Mary ............... (eat)it all.
There wasn't any chocolate left because Mary had eaten it all.
I drank coffee in the morning
She said she had drunk coffee in the morning.
I slipped and fell down the stairs.
Where else might you slip?
on banana peel, on the ice, on the pavement etc.
I was having a nice conversation with my friend when suddenly the phone rang/was ringing
I was having a nice conversation with my friend when suddenly the phone rang
become
became-become
I suddenly ...........................(remember) that I had forgotten to switch the iron off.
I suddenly remembered that I had forgotten to switch the iron off.
She said I could call her back later
I accidentally knocked over a bottle of olive oil and it spilt all over the floor.
What other things could you spill?
coffee etc.
We had/were having a brilliant time in Zakopane last year.
We had a brilliant time in Zakopane last year.
begin
began-begun
We didn't stop walking until we ........................(see) the chalet.
We didn't stop walking until we had seen the chalet.
I might go to Zakopane this summer
She said she might go to Zakopane this summer
I forgot to turn off the cooker and the frying pan caught fire.
What might you forget to turn off?
iron, etc.
We walked/were walking in the park when we saw Santa Claus.
We were walking in the park when we saw Santa Claus.
spend
spent-spent
The plane was delayed and by the time we ............(land) all the cabs had driven off.
The plane was delayed and by the time we landed all the cabs had driven off.
I will visit you tomorrow
She said that she would visit me the next day.
I forgot to turn off the cooker and the frying pan caught fire.
What else can catch fire?
tablecloth etc.
Our colleague worked/was working in a nursery school for a few years.
Our colleague worked in a nursery school for a few years.
say
said-said
After she ............(eat) the chocolate she .......(go) swimming.
After she had eaten the chocolate she went swimming.
I don't know what Mary is doing.
She said she didn't know what Mary was doing.
She said she doesn't know what Mary is doing.
I left the tap on and I flooded the apartment.
What else might flood a house?
leaking pipe
leaking aquarium