PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONT
I .......................(meet) my girlfriend while I ............(study) at University.
I met my girlfriend while I was studying at University.
......................you..................... (know) how to make pasta after you............................(take) a cooking course?
Did you know how to make pasta after you had taken a cooking course?
We............................(wouldn't / didn't use to) go on holiday.
We wouldn't use to go on holiday.
I _____ if you might help me with this. (tentativeness, politeness)
-wondered
-was wondering
-had wondered
was wondering
past form of SET
SET
while / he / Nick / find /50 euros / to school / walk / .
While Nick was walking to school he found 50 euros.
Everyone ..................(eat) by the time we...........(arrive)
Everyone had eaten by the time we arrived.
As a student, he.....................(not) have any money.
As a student, he didn't use to have any money.
I wish I ...........................the answer! But I'm afraid is too late now.
-knew
-was knowing
-had known
had known
past form of BEND
BENT
REPHRASING
In the middle of the match, Jane called me. (watching)While I was watching the match, Jane called me.
By the time the police arrived, the burglars had already escaped through the back door.
WHEN
The burglars.....
The burglars had already escaped through the back door when the police arrived.
Do you remember how your Uncle David.............sit in that chair and smoke those disgusting cigars.
would sit on that chair
She _____ the presentation when I arrived.
-finished
-was finishing
-had finished
had finished
Past form of verb FLY
flew
Rephrasing
I was just about to leave the building when I bumped into my former professor. (AS)
I bumped ....................
I bumped into my former professor as I was leaving the building.
Martha .................(feel) cold because she ......................(not bring) a coat.
Martha felt cold because she hadn't brought a coat.
At the start of their marriage, they.............be very happy - but then it all went wrong!
, they used to be very happy- but then .....
Their clothes were muddy — they _____ through the fields. (deduction)
-had been walking
-were walking
-walked
had been walking
past form of CREEP
CREPT
anyone new / we / at the party / not meet/ .
We didn't meet anyone new at the party.
The company dismissed the employee because he had repeatedly ignored the safety regulations.
AFTER
The company __________ the safety regulations.
The company dismissed the employee after he had repeatedly ignored the safety regulations.
Before getting my driving licence, I ............. ride a bicycle everywhere.
I would ride a bicycle ...
By the time they arrived, they ...................(leave) the office without telling anybody.
had left
past form of SEEK
SOUGHT