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Simple Past
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
Future in the Past
100
I ____ my parents yesterday (visit)
visited
100
I _____ ______ on the phone when you arrived (talk)
was talking
100
She ______ __________ me all of this, but then I saw it for myself. (to tell)
had told
100
I ____ ____ ________ when the earthquake hit. (work)
had been working
100
I _____ _______ ___ ___ to the party until the accident (go)
was going to go
150
He ______ the movie 3 times last week! (to see)
saw
150
He _______ __________ sad, so I took him to the cinema (look)
was looking
150
I ____ ________ the emails before 6pm. (to write)
had written
150
He ____ ____ __________ on clothes for hours when the shop assistant kicked us out (try - on )
had been trying
150
You _____ ________ ___ ___ the leader until he rejoined the group (to be)
were going to be
200
We ______ games every Christmas when I was a child (to play)
played
200
We ____ ________ on that project all last week (work)
were working
200
I ___ ______ sushi before it was popular. (to try)
had tried
200
We ____ ____ ________ cakes all afternoon before the party (to bake)
had been baking
200
They ______ _________ ___ ________ at 60, but they started their own company (retire)
were going to retire
250
I ______ all of my money on chocolate! (to spend)
spent
250
They _____ ________ at new cars yesterday afternoon. (look)
were looking
250
We _____ _________ reviewing the details but then we had to go. (to begin)
had begun
250
We ____ ____ _________ for hours when we realised we forgot our camera. (to travel)
had been travelling
250
I _____ _________ ____ _______ _________ medicine, but I decided against it (begin + study)
was going to begin studying
300
I ________ a manager 3 years ago (become)
became
300

I _____ _____________ a nap at 4 yesterday (take)

was taking

300
They _____ __________ the meal before they went to the movies (to finish)
had finished
300
They _____ _____ _________ many psychologists until they found the right one.
had been seeing
300
He ______ _________ ___ ___________ the parcel, but he got lost. (deliver)
was going to deliver