past simple/past continuous
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS:
While we were at university, we ________ (visit) our parents every weekend.
While we were at university, we visited our parents every weekend.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE PAST PERFECT:
He ____ never ________ (take) an airplane before his trip to Amsterdam.
He had never taken an airplane before his trip to Amsterdam.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE:
The boys ____________ (play) basketball for two hours when it __________ (start) to rain.
The boys had been playing basketball for two hours when it started to rain.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT:
Until he ________ (travel) to the USA, he ___________ (not speak) English.
Until he travelled to the USA, he had not spoken English.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS:
I __________ (work) in Brussels when my sister __________ (get engaged).
I was working in Brussels when my sister got engaged.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE PAST PERFECT:
I couldn't board my flight because I _____________ (forgot) my passport at home.
I couldn't board my flight because I had forgotten my passport at home.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE:
He _______ (be) tired because he ___________ (do sport) for about an hour.
He was tired because he had been doing sport for about an hour.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE PAST CONTINUOUS:
While I __________ (lay the table), my parents ___________ (cook) dinner.
While I was laying the table, my parents were cooking dinner.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS:
The family was _________ (organize) the garage when suddenly the phone ___________ (ring).
The family was organizing the garage when suddenly the phone rang.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE PAST PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE:
She _________ (go) to London three times by the time she ___________ (get) a job there
She had gone to London three times by the time she got a job there.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS:
Hong long ______________ (wait) to get on the bus?
How long had you been waiting to get on the bus?
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH THE PAST SIMPLE AND THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS:
We _____________ (try) to open the door for several minutes by the time she _____________ (find) her key.
We had been trying to open the door for sever minutes by the time she found her key.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH USING THE PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS:
She __________ (sleep) when the burglar _________ (break) the window.
She was sleeping when the burglar broke the window.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE PAST PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE:
I ______ (meet) them in the park after they _______ already _______ (eat lunch).
I met them in the park after they had already eaten lunch.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE PAST SIMPLE AND THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS:
The hockey team _____________ (practice) for three years by the time they _____________ (go) to the winter olympics.
The hockey team had been practicing for three years by the time they went to the winter olympics.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH THE PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS:
How long ___________ (wait) for a taxi before the bus ___________ (show up)?
How long had you been waiting before the bus showed up?
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS:
She ____________ (plan) to be a lawyer until she ___________ (not/get) accepted into law school.
She was planning to be a lawyer until she didn't get accepted into law school.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE PAST PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE:
Before they _________ (go) on the school trip to New York City, they ____________ (do research) about the things they could do there.
Before they went on the school trip to New York City, they had done research about the things they could do there.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE:
We really ________ (need) a holiday because we ___________ (work) a lot for six months straight.
We really needed a holiday because we had been working a lot for six months straight.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE USING THE PAST SIMPLE AND THE PAST PERFECT:
When Mrs Brown __________ (open) the washing machine she __________ (realise) she _________ (wash) someone else's laundry.
When Mrs Brown opened the washing machine she realised she had washed someone else's laundry.