Past simple
I ______________ (see) a deer while walking outside yesterday.
I saw a deer while walking outside yesterday.
Amy _____________ (read) a book, so she didn't see me walking past.
Amy was reading a book, so she didn't see me walking past.
She ______________ (finish) working out by 6 p.m.
She had finished working out by 6 p.m.
She was studying when I saw her at the library.
I ________ (pass) the exam last year.
I passed the exam last year.
He should know about the meeting because I (tell) ________ him about it yesterday.
He should know about the meeting because I told him about it yesterday.
Sorry I couldn't come on Friday, but I ______________ (work) on my project.
Sorry I couldn't come on Friday, but I was working on my project.
Everyone___________ (eat) their dinner before dessert.
Everyone had eaten their dinner before dessert.
I ______________ (water) my flowers when I saw a rabbit.
I was watering my flowers when I saw a rabbit.
Yesterday at 10pm, I ________ (sleep).
Yesterday at 10pm, I was sleeping.
I ____________ (have) no idea you were such a good chess player.
I had no idea you were such a good chess player.
We decided to leave the park because it ____________ (get) dark and we wanted to get home while it was still light out.
We decided to leave the park because it was getting dark and we wanted to get home while it was still light out.
The ambulance ___________ (leave) by the time the reporters got there.
The ambulance had left by the time the reporters got there.
We ______ (go) to the store to get snacks before the party.
We had gone to the store to get snacks before the party.
I ________ (play) football for 20 years.
I played football for 20 years.
I resigned because the pressure at work (become) ____________ too much for me.
I resigned because the pressure at work became too much for me.
When the rain started, hundreds of people ____________ (walk) through the park.
When the rain started, hundreds of people were walking through the airport.
My mum was annoyed with me because I _______________ (forget) to get the milk when I went to the shops.
My mum was annoyed with me because I had forgotten to get the milk before dinner.
Somebody ________ (steal) my wallet when I went to go look for it.
Somebody had stolen my wallet when I went to go look for it.
The students _________ (shout) when the teacher came in.
The students were shouting when the teacher came in.
When I heard the phone ring, I __________ (stop) writing to answer it.
When I heard the phone ring, I stopped writing to answer it.
___________ Jessica already ___________ (think) of leaving university before she failed her first year exams?
Was Jessica already thinking of leaving university before she failed her first year exams?
I got Janine a book for her birthday, but she ______________ (read) it before.
I got Janine a book for her birthday, but she had read it before.
She ___________ (travel) to 15 different countries by the time she was 30.
She had traveled to 15 different countries by the time she was 30.
___ the package ________ (arrive) when you called yesterday?
Had the package arrived when you called yesterday?