Past Simple vs Past Continuous
When she _______________ (arrive) home, her mother ______________________ (watch) and her father ___________________ (sleep).
"arrived", "was watching" and "was sleeping"
What tense is - I didn´t know that she had a baby!
Past Simple
I __________never ________ (hear) of this castle until I came to England.
"have" and "heard"
She (throw) ___________________away the letter that she (write) ______________________
"threw" and "had written"
Most of us _____________ (listen) to the lecturer but some students _____________ (whisper) to each other. One of the boys _____________ (close) his eyes and _____________ (fall) asleep).
"were listening", "were whispering", "closed" and "fell"
I ____________________(wonder) if you can help me
"was wondering"
What tense is - I had had my doubts about the course.
Past Perfect
We had to go back to the cafe because my friend _______________ (leave) her bag there.
"had left"
They (show) _____________________me the pictures, they (take) _______________________during their holidays.
"showed" and "had taken"
My parents have ________bought a new house, but I haven't seen it ________
"just" and "yet"
Peter and John ______________ (discover) a cave while they ________________(play).
"discovered", "were playing"
What tense is - Even though the mischevious fish was causing a ruckus...
Past Continuous
I bought some postcards of parts of the castle I ___________ (see) earlier during the tour
"had seen"
When he (wake up) ____________________, his mother (already / prepare)___________________ breakfast.
"woke up" and "had already prepared"
When she (start) ___________________ to learn English, she (already / learn) _______________ French.
"started" and "had already learnt"
The past form of "deal", "spend", "take" and "shine"
"dealt", "spent", "took" and "shone"
If the daredevils had been paying attention to the weather forecast they would have been hearing about the change in the wind.
Past Perfect Continuous
_________ you ___________(see) any famous person when you were in London?
"had" and "seen"
Before that day we (never / think) ________________________ of going to Japan.
"had never thought"
While I ______________ (read) my English book I ____________(hear) a noise. I ___________(think) that I ________________(hear) that noise before, so I ___________ (call) my mother.
"was reading", "heard", "thought", "had heard" and "called"
While I ____________ (study) for my exam, my brother ________________ (play) on the computer and my best friend ____________ (cry) because of her boyfriend. Suddenly my mother _____________(appear) and we ___________________ (go) to the cinema.
"was studying", "was playing", "was crying", "appeared" and "went"
What structure is - Subject+Had+Past Participle of To be+Verb in a progressive conjugation
Past perfect Continuous
When I left the restaurant I realized that I ___________(pay) more than I should have to.
"had paid"
By the time he (arrive) ________________________ at the pub, they (run) __________________ out of orange juice.
"arrived" and "had run"
She _____________ (ride) her way home when she _______(fall) down. Someone __________ (come) to help her. He _______(be) the most hand-some boy she ________ never______(see) before.
"was riding", "fell", "came", "was" "had seen"