Past Simple
I ___ (visit) my friend last weekend.
visited
I ___ (watch) TV when you called.
was watching
She ___ (finish) her homework before dinner.
had finished
I ___ (play) outside when I was a child.
used to play
When I arrived, they ___ (eat) dinner.
were eatining
She ___ (not / understand) the question.
did not understand
They ___ (play) football at 5 pm yesterday.
were playing
They ___ (leave) before we arrived.
had left
She ___ (have) long hair, but now it’s short.
used to have
I ___ (lose) my keys yesterday.
lost
___ you ___ (see) him yesterday?
Did you see
She ___ (not / listen) to music.
was not listening
I ___ (never / see) that film before.
had never seen
Every summer, we ___ (visit) our grandparents.
would visit
She ___ (already / leave) when I called.
had already left
They ___ (buy) a new car last year.
bought
___ he ___ (sleep) when you arrived?
Was he sleeping
___ you ___ (eat) before the meeting?
Had you eaten
They ___ (not / like) vegetables before.
didn’t use to like
While he ___ (drive), he ___ (talk) on the phone.
was driving / was talking
We ___ (have) dinner at 8 pm.
had
While we ___ (walk), it started to rain.
were walking
By 10 pm, we ___ (complete) the task.
had completed
___ you ___ (go) to bed early as a child?
Did you use to go
We ___ (wait) for 30 minutes before the bus came.
had been waiting (or “waited” – accept both and discuss)