Past Simple
I only ______ (have) one cup of coffee this morning.
I only had one cup of coffee this morning.
I ________ (come) home when I _______ (finish) work.
I'll come home when I finish work.
I _____ _______ (live) in London before I _______ (move) to France.
I had lived in London before I modev to France.
I ___________________ (work) at the company for five years when I _____ (get) the promotion
I had been working at the company for five years when I got the promotion
They _____________ (wait) for the bus when the accident ___________ (happen).
They were waiting for the bus when the accident happened
I ______ (travel) to France last year.
I travelled to France last year.
Before you ______ (go) to sleep, I ______ (tell) you a story.
Before you go to sleep, I will tell you a story.
I returned home because I ____ _________ (forget) my laptop.
I returned home because I had forgotten my laptop.
Martha _____________ (walk) three miles a day before she ________ (break) her leg
Martha had been walking three miles a day before she broke her leg
When we _________ (arrive) he ____________ (have) a bath.
When we arrived he was having a bath.
My friend ______ (be) terrified when she saw the accident.
My friend was terrified when she saw the accident.
As soon as they _______ (graduate), they _________ (look) for a job.
As soon as they graduate, they will look for a job.
By the time I returned home, he _____ already ______ (leave).
By the time I returned home, he had already left.
He _________________ (swim) for an hour when it _______ (start) to rain
He had been swimming for an hour when it started to rain
The children ________________ (shout) when the teacher ______ (come) in.
The children were shouting when the teacher came in.
_______ (be) you at the party last night when the owner of the house showed up?
Were you at the party last night when the owner of the house showed up?
I'm very busy next week. I can't come to the meeting unless it ______ (be) on Friday.
I'm very busy next week. I can't come to the meeting unless it is on Friday.
She ____ _______ (wash) her hands before she ________ (cook) the dinner.
She had washed her hands before she cooked the dinner.
When the electricity ___________ (go off), I _____________ (watch) TV for 10 minutes
When the electricity went off, I had been watching TV for 10 minutes
What _____ (be) you ______ (do) at this time yesterday?
What were you doing at this time yesterday?
I __________ (not/can) wake up yesterday morning because my alarm broke.
I couldn't/could not wake up yesterday morning because my alarm broke.
We _____________ (not/celebrate) until you _________ (finish) your exams.
We won't celebrate until you finish your exams.
He _______ (begin) to run after he _____ _______ (see) the cat.
He began to run after he had seen the cat.
How long _______________________ (study) when I ________ (call) you?
How long had you been studying when I called you?
We __________ (eat) when our friends ___________ (show up).
We were eating when our friends showed up.