Past Simple
I ______ my suitcase last night to prepare for my flight today. (pack)
packed
My grandpa _____ ________ goodbye to us as we left the house. (wave)
was waving
She _____ _______ her keys at home! (forget)
had forgotten
____ _______ bought the boarding passes already? (he)
Had he
Dad ___ _____ boxes and mom _____ _____ her suitcase. (label, pack)
was labeling, was packing
Sara _____n't ______ her passport! And her plane was leaving in thirty minutes! (can not find)
could / find
My mother and father _____ _______ their seat belts on the plane when the flight attendant asked them what they wanted to drink. (fasten)
were fastening
He _____ already _______ his homework. (do)
had done
If ____ _____ asked nicely, I would have done you the favor. (you)
you had
I _____ ______ to catch the cat outside while my sisters ______ a cake in the kitchen. (try, bake)
was trying, baked
We ______ in the queue at the check-in desk. (wait)
waited
They _____ ______ in line to go through the metal detector in the security area of the airport. (queue)
were queuing
Dad ______ _______ _______ the alarm for the right hour! We were running late! (not set)
had not set
Papaya, my cat, _____ ______ ______ the front door on her way out the house ... because she can't do that... because she is a cat and doesn't know how to lock a door. (not lock)
had not locked
Fortunately, the telephone ____ ____ _____ while I was watching my favorite program. Good thing, too! (not ring)
did not ring
Dad _____ the van with labelled boxes the night before we _______ house. (load, move)
loaded
moved
My two brothers _____ ______ over who would be Mario and who would be Luigi in the game Mario Cart. (fight)
were fighting
Kami ____ _______ very hard to create original sentences for her students to enjoy. (try)
had tried
I ____ _____ _____ any boxes before moving house because I had been suuuuuuper lazy and hadn't wanted to do it. (not label)
had not labelled
While the flight attendant ______ ______, I ______ my seat belt. (talk, fasten)
was talking, fastened
Last week, my cat Papaya _____ from the house! We ____ ____ ______ her anywhere! Finally, my neighbor Naomi ______ the cat and brought her home to us! Papaya is very mischievous! (escape, can not find, catch)
escaped, couldn't find, caught
I think my brothers _____ ________ silly and told them to stop. (be)
were being
The students in 6th grade ____ _____ ever _______ the past perfect verb tense but they _____ already _____ the present perfect verb tense and can now see how the two are both similar and different. (not see, see)
had not seen, had seen
All of the work that I _____ already _______ wasn't saved!!! Now I have to start all over again! (do)
had / done
Kami and Sofia's students ______ _______ Jeopardy and Kami and Sofia ____ ______ to their responses. (play, listen)
were playing, were listening