Simple Past
I ____ (visit) my parents yesterday
visited
I _____ (talk) on the phone when you arrived
was 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
I thought he done the wrong thing.
he had done
He ______ (see) the movie 3 times last week!
saw
He _______ (look) sad, so I took him to the cinema
was looking
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
We ______ (play) games every Christmas when I was a child
played
We ____ (work) on that project all last week
were working
I ___ (try) sushi before it became popular.
had tried
We ____ (bake) cakes all afternoon to be ready for the party
had been baking
Both boys had cuts and a black eye when they got home. They were just fighting.
had just been
I ______ (spend) all of my money on chocolate!
spent
They _____ (watch) TV when we arrived.
were watching
We _____ (begin) reviewing the details but we didn't have time to finish.
had begun
Sue was out of breath. She ______ (just/run)
had just been running
At first I thought I did the right thing, but I soon realised that make a big mistake.
I had done the right thing
I had made a big mistake
I ________ (become) a manager 3 years ago
became
My brother _____ (teach) me how to cook on the weekend.
was teaching
I left home before my sister _______ (grow up).
had grown up
I was sad when I sold my car. I ______ (have) it for a very long time.
had had it
We were really good friends. We had known each other since years.
for years