Past tense
When she _______________ (arrive) home, her mother ______________________ (watch) TV and her father ___________________ (sleep).
"arrived", "was watching" and "was sleeping"
They ___ (test) the program six time before they found a bug in the system.
tested
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
"was wondering"
We ______ (work) on the computer
when the lights went off.
were working
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 just ________(buy) a new house, but I ________ (see) it yet.
"just" and "yet"
Peter and John ______________ (discover) a cave while they ________________(play).
"discovered", "were playing"
When we got back, the babies _____ (already/fall) asleep.
had already fallen
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"
By the age of 30, he was doing yoga for 8 years.
By the age of 30, he had been doing yoga for 8 years.
We wanted to talk to the manager, but she ____ (just/leave).
had just left
_________ 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 ____________ (cook). Suddenly my sister _____________(appear) and we ___________________ (go) to the cinema.
"was studying", "was playing", "was cooking", "appeared" and "went"
He looked extremely pale and sick. He ____ (suffer) from indigestion for months.
had been suffering
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 _____________ (run) home when she _______(fall) over. Someone __________ (come) to help her. He _______(be) the kindest person she ________ ever______(meet).
"was running", "fell", "came", "was" "had met"