past tenses

Simple

100

I (be) born in 2012

I was born in 2012

200

Yesterday I (meet) my friend

Yesterday I met my friend

300

I (come) home, (take) off my shoes, (have) dinner and (go) to bed

I came home, took off my shoes, had dinner and went to bed

400

I was walking down the street when I (see) an accident

I was walking down the street when I saw an accident

500

I (buy) the house after I had graduated from the uni

I bought the house after I had graduated from the uni

Continuous

100

Yesterday at noon I (sit) and (read) a book

Yesterday at noon I was sitting and reading a book

200

While we (cross) the street we heard a loud noise

While we were crossing the street we heard a loud noise

300

While it (rain), I suddenly felt sleepy.

While it was raining, I suddenly felt sleepy.

400

We (watch) television when the power went off.

We were watching television when the power went off.

500

My mom (hoover) the house and I (sit) and (watch) TV

My mom was hoovering the house and I was sitting and watching TV

Perfect

100

She didn't want to move. She (live) in Liverpool all her life.

She didn't want to move. She had lived in Liverpool all her life.

200

I couldn't get into the house. I (lose) my keys.

I couldn't get into the house. I had lost my keys.

300

Teresa wasn't at home. She (go) shopping.

Teresa wasn't at home. She had gone shopping.

400

My eighteenth birthday was the worst day I ever (have).

My eighteenth birthday was the worst day I had ever had.

500

Up until that moment, I never (believe) in astrology.

Up until that moment, I'd never believed in astrology.