Past tenses 1
They __________ ( play ) computer games until 3 pm yesterday.
were playing
When I came, Tom ____________ ( just / finish ) eating breakfast.
had just finished
I _____________ ( lose ) my phone when I was on the bus.
lost
She ____________ (cook) when I came home.
was cooking
Where _______ (be) you last night?
were
A group of young students _________ (prepare) the final project before the teacher asked for it.
had prepared
What _______ ( he / do) outside at 6.00 in the morning?
was he doing
They stole our car while we __________ ( not look ).
weren't looking
_____ you ever ____ (try) canoeing? Yes, _____. I ______ it 2 years ago.
Have tried/ I have / tried
I asked her if she _________ ( take ) it, but she _________ ( say ) she hadn't.
had taken - said
______________ ( George / be ) there before or ______________ ( it / be ) his first time?
Had George been - was it
When we ___________ ( get ) to the post office the door ___________ ( lock ).
got - was locked
As I ____________ (look for) for my phone in my handbag, someone ____________ (grab) it and __________ (run) away with it.
was looking for- grabbed - ran
By the time the train _________ (reach) the station, I _________ ( eat ) a whole bag of potato chips and I _________ ( feel ) sick to my stomach.
reached - had eaten - felt
Before I ________ ( meet ) him, I ________ ( see ) him a few times while he __________ ( give ) a speech in public.
met - had seen - was giving
Even though they __________ ( live ) in Spain for a few years before they _________ ( return ) to Poland, neither of them __________ ( can ) speak a word of Spanish.
had lived - returned - could
When I ________ ( enter ) the room I ________ (be) shocked to see that everyone ________ ( sit ) while Jack __________ (show) photos from his trip .
entered - was - was sitting - was showing
When we _________ (finish) everything , we all _________ (decide) to go out to dinner. Unfortunately we ______ ( not / have ) a lot of money so we ____________ (not / can) order anything expensive.
finished - decided - didn't have - couldn't
First Bella ___________ (not/ know ) what to wear to the party, but then she ___________ (decide) to put on the dress she ____________ (buy) at her friend's shop. It __________ (be ) the perfect choice.
didn't know - decided - had bought - was
While everybody _________ ( talk) about their plans for the future, I __________ (realize) that I _______ (have) no plans at all. That was when I __________ (start) seriously thinking about my future.
was talking - realized - had - started