Past Simple
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100

He _____________ (go) to school yesterday morning.

went

100

When I came, Tom ____________ ( just / finish ) eating breakfast.

had just finished

100

She ____________ (cook) when I came.

was cooking

100

Before I ________ ( meet ) him, I ________ ( see ) him a few times while he __________ ( give ) a speech in public.

met - had seen - was giving

200

Jack _____________ (not / see ) the car when he was in the street.

didn't see

200

A group of young students _________ (prepare) the final project before the teacher asked for it.

had prepared

200

What _______ ( he / do) outside at 6.00 in the morning?

was he doing

200

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

300

I _____________ ( lose ) my phone when I was on the bus.

lost

300

I asked her if she _________ ( take ) it, but she _________ ( say ) she hadn't.

had taken - said

300

They stole our car while we __________ ( not look ).

weren't looking

300

When we ___________ ( get ) to the post office the door ___________ ( lock ).

got - was locked

400

We _________ (leave ) home at 9.00 and then we ___________ (go) straight to the bus stop.

left - went

400

______________ ( George / be ) there before or ______________ ( it / be ) his first time?

Had George been - was it

400

While Jane ____________ (wait ) for the bus, she ____________ ( notice ) a man running out of the shop. He _________ (hold) a gun in his hand.

was waiting - noticed - was holding

400

She __________ ( be ) to Spain several times before _________ ( decide ) to move there with her family. 

had been- she decided

500

When we _________ (finish) everything , we all _________ (decide) to go out to dinner.

finished - decided 

500

While everybody _________ ( talk) about their plans for the future, I __________ (realise) that I _______ (have) no plans at all. That was when I __________ (start) seriously thinking about my future.

was talking - realised - had - started

500

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

500

After Mark ____________ ( finish ) his homework, he _____________ ( go ) online to play Minecraft with his friends. While he _________ (play), his computer suddenly _________ (break ) down.

finished/had finished - went - was playing - broke