grammar 1
I...(watch)TV when Tom...(fall)off his chair.
I was watching TV when Tom fell off his chair.
Karen spends a lot of time...(play)video games.
Karen spends a lot of time PLAYING video games.
John managed...(open) the heavy door without his dad's help.
John managed TO OPEN the heavy door without his dad's help.
While mum...(make) dinner, dad...(lay) the table.
While mum WAS MAKING dinner, dad WAS LAYING the table.
I can't go to the club. I miss...(swim) in the pool!
I can't go to the club. I miss SWIMMING in the pool!
The children ...(have) breakfast when the phone...(ring).
The children WERE HAVING breakfast when the phone RANG.
Yesterday, at three o'clock, Mary...(take) a piano lesson.
Yesterday, at three o'clock, Mary WAS TAKING a piano lesson.
When the boys...(arrive) home, we ......(already-eat) all the cake.
When the boys ARRIVED home, we HAD ALREADY EATEN all the cake.
Sally can't stand... (listen) to loud music.
Sally can't stand LISTENING to loud music.
Jack has decided... (buy) a new car.
Jack has decided TO BUY a new car.
Tim..(get) wet because he..(not take) an umbrella.
Tim GOT wet because he HADN'T TAKEN an umbrella.
Juliet didn't agree...(pay) for the shoes because they were too expensive.
Juliet didn't agree TO PAY for the shoes because they were too expensive.
Reece...(break) his leg when he...(climb) a tree.
Reece BROKE his leg when he WAS CLIMBING a tree.
Before I ...(go) to bed, I ...(eat) a lot of pizza. That's why I got a stomachache.
Before I WENT to bed, I HAD EATEN a lot of pizza. That's why I got a stomachache.
You should avoid...(drink) too much coffee. It's unhealthy.
You should avoid DRINKING too much coffee. It's unhealthy.
Rose is considering... (move) to her parents' house for three months.
Rose is considering MOVING to her parents' house for three months.
Jake felt miserable because he...(break) his new cell phone.
Jake felt miserable because he HAD BROKEN his new cell phone.
What.....(you do) last Saturday in the evening? Your mum told me you weren't home.
What WERE YOU DOING last Saturday in the evening? Your mum told me you weren't home.
After the dog....(eat) its food, it ....(sleep) for three hours.
After the dog HAD EATEN its food, it SLEPT for three hours.
A lot of teenagers prefer...(watch) movies to documentaries.
A lot of teenagers prefer WATCHING movies to documentaries.
Kim...(ride) her bike when she...(see) the accident.
Kim WAS RIDING her bike when she SAW the accident.
Sam...(be) hungry at school because he ...(not bring) any food.
Sam WAS hungry at school because he HADN'T BROUGHT any food.
I would prefer ...(have) salad for dinner instead of pizza.
I would prefer TO HAVE salad for dinner instead of pizza.
Jenna can't afford...(get) to work by taxi every day, so she takes the bus.
Jenna can't afford TO GET to work by taxi every day, so she takes the bus.
When I ....(open) the door, the postman ....(already leave). I picked the mail from the floor...
When I OPENED the door, the postman HAD ALREADY LEFT. I picked the mail from the floor.