Past Simple
Last year, I _______ (travel) to Japan.
traveled
I ______ (meet) him before he became famous.
had met
We ____(cook) dinner when the electricity suddenly went off.
were cooking
I____(driving) on the highway for miles when I realized I was on the wrong one!
I´d been driving
The bus ________ (come) as soon as I got to the bus stop.
came
We ______ (see)the movie before, so we watched a comedy show instead.
had seen
As I spoke, the children _______(laugh) at my cleverness
were laughing
I _____ (write)my essay for an hour when I decided to take a break.
I´d been writing
They ____(sit) at the beach all day
sat
When I opened the document, I saw that I ________ (forget) to save yesterday’s work!
had forgotten
When we got to the ski resort, it _____(snow) so heavily that we couldn´t ski.
was snowing
I was disappointed the show was cancelled – I _____ (look) forward to it for weeks.
I’d been looking
I ________ (not come) to the party yesterday because Sheila hadn’t told me about it.
didn´t come
He ______ (live) here for three years by the time we met.
had lived
We____(not sit) in the garden when you called; we were in the kitchen.
weren´t sitting
Sylvia ______(swim) for a long time, so her hair was wet.
had been swimming
How do you ask someone if they had dinner last night?
Did you have dinner last night?
By the time Doris got to the party, everyone ______ (go)home.
had gone
What _______(you/ do) at 8 o´clock last night?
were you doing
I went to the doctor’s because I_____(sleep) badly for a few days.
I´d been sleeping