Past Simple vs Past Continuous
When she _______________ (arrive) home, her mother ______________________ (watch) TV and her father ___________________ (sleep) soundly on the couch.
"arrived", "was watching" and "was sleeping"
I __________never ________ (hear) of this castle until I came to England.
"had" 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 please?
"was wondering"
We had to go back to the café because my friend _______________ (leave) her bag there.
"had left"
They (show) _____________________me the pictures, they (take) _______________________during their holidays.
"showed" and "had taken"
Last year, my parents (sell) ________ their house, but they (paint) ________ the interior to make it look beautiful before hand.
"sold" and "had painted"
Peter and John ______________ (discover) a cave while they ________________(play).
"discovered", "were playing"
I bought some postcards that showed parts of the castle that 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 first (start) ___________________ to learn English, she (already / learn) _______________ to speak French fluently.
"started" and "had already learned"
The past form of "deal", "spend", "take" and "shine"
"dealt", "spent", "took" and "shone"
_________ you ___________(see) any famous people when you were in London?
"had" and "seen"
Before that day, we (never / think) ________________________ of going to Japan on vacation.
"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 immediately.
"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 mean boyfriend. Suddenly my mother _____________(appear) and we ___________________ (go) to the cinema together.
"was studying", "was playing", "was crying", "appeared" and "went"
When I left the restaurant I realized that I ___________(pay) more than I should have.
"had paid"
By the time he (arrive) ________________________ at the pub, they (run) __________________ out of orange juice.
"arrived" and "had run"
She _____________ (ride) her bike home when she _______(fall) down. Someone __________ (come) to help her. He _______(be) the most hand-some boy she ________ ever______(see) before.
"was riding", "fell", "came", "was" "had seen"