Negative forms
I _____ (not talk) on the phone when you arrived
wasn't talking
She ______ (tell) me all of this already, but then I saw it for myself.
had told
I ____ (work) when the earthquake hit.
had been working/was working
I thought he done the wrong thing.
he had done
He ______ (meet) his girlfriend when he ______ ______(live) in London
didn't meet /
was living
He ____ (try) on clothes for hours when the shop assistant kicked us out
had been trying
I ____ (write) the emails before 6pm so I could leave
had written
It hasn't rained last week.
didn't rain
I ____ (date) my friend's girlfriend while he ____ (recover) in hospital
wasn't dating / was recovering
I was sad when I sold my car. I ______ (have) it for a very long time.
had had it
He had to sell his car. It ______ (give) him a lot of trouble.
had been giving
Both boys had cuts and a black eye when they got home. They were just fighting.
had just been
Because they _____ (play) the game, we ____ (go) shopping
were playing / didn't go
Sue ______ (not/feel/good) all day. She had a fever and her body was aching all over.
had not been feeling
We _____ (begin) reviewing the details but we didn't have time to finish.
had begun
At first I thought I did the right thing, but I soon realised that I make a big mistake.
I had done the right thing
I had made a big mistake
It had been raining that day so we decided to stay at home
It hadn't been raining that day so we decided to go out
It hadn't been raining that day so we decided not to stay at home
I left home before my sister _______ (grow up).
had grown up
Sally used to look great. How often ______ (go) to the gym?
had she been going/was she going
We were really good friends. We had known each other since 10 years.
for 10 years