Past Simple or Continuous?
Danny could never agree with Fred. They ______ (always/argue)
were always arguing
I _____ (not talk) on the phone when you arrived
wasn't talking
She ______ (tell) me all of this, but then I saw it for myself.
had told
I ____ (work) when the earthquake hit.
had been working
He knew that he done the wrong thing.
he had done
While George ______ (clean) his room, his mother ______ (cook) dinner.
was cleaning / was cooking
He ______ (meet) his girlfriend when he was living in London
didn't meet /
I ____ (write) the emails before 6pm so I could leave
had written
He ____ (try) on clothes for hours when the shop assistant kicked us out
had been trying
It hasn't rained last week.
didn't rain
The children ______ (forget) their lunch at home every day last week
forgot
He ______ (work) while he ____ (recover) in hospital
didn't work / 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 fought/ had been fighting
We ______ (talk) about the movie while we ______ (walk) home
were talking / were walking
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
We _____ (begin) reviewing the details when she came, but we didn't have time to finish.
had begun
Sue had a fever and her body was aching all over. We found out she ______ (not/ feel/ well) all day.
hadn't been feeling well
for years
Every day I ________ (see) her I ______ (love) her more and more.
saw / loved
She missed a lot of morning classes because she __________ (get up) early enough.
She missed a lot of morning classes because she hadn't been getting up/ hadn't got up early enough.
I left home after my sister _______ (grow up).
had grown up
Sally used to look great. How often ______ (go) to the gym?
had she been going
At first I thought I did the right thing, but I soon I realised that I make a big mistake.
I had done the right thing
I had made a big mistake