Past Simple vs Past Continuous
When she _______________ (arrive) home, her mother ______________________ (watch) TV
"arrived", "was watching"
fly
flown
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"
I ____________________(wonder) if you can help me NOW
"was wondering"
driven
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"
Peter and John ______________ (discover) a cave while they ________________(play).
"discovered", "were playing"
swim
swum
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"
The past form of "spend", "take" and "fall"
spent, took and fell
spend
spent
I____ eat breakfast before I _____ leave for work.
had eaten left
when they ______(talk) to him, they______ ________________________ (decide) to go to Japan.
had talked, decided
While I ____________ (study) for my exam, my brother ________________ (play) on the computer and my best friend ____________ (cry) because of her boyfriend.
"was studying", "was playing", "was crying"
lose
lost
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"