Past Simple
Past Continuous
Used to
Correct or Incorrect?
Transform sentences
100

Yesterday, she _____ (go) to the market.

went

100

While I _____ (cook) dinner, the phone _____(ring).

 was cooking, rang

100

They _____ (live) in France when they were children.

used to live

100

She was reading a book when the lights went out.

Correct

100

 I watch TV when my friend call me.

 was watching, called

200

Last weekend, they _____ (visit) their grandparents.

 visited

200

He _____ (read) a book when I ____(walk) into the room.

was reading, walked

200

(You/play) football when you were in school?

Did you use to play

200

I used to play the piano every day, but now I am not practice.

Incorrect – "am not practice" should be "don’t practice."

200

 She do not like chocolate when she was a child.

didn’t like

300

He ______ (not finish) his homework last night.

didn’t finish

300

They _____(not listen) to the teacher when she _____ (explain) the rules.

 weren’t listening, was explaining

300

She _____(not like) vegetables, but now she eats them every day.

didn’t use to like

300

They didn’t use to have a car until last year.

Correct

300

 They study at 10 PM last night.

were studying

400

When I _____(see) him at the party, he _____(wear) a red jacket.

saw; wore

400

As we _____ (drive) to the airport, we _____ (see) a beautiful sunset.

were driving, saw

400

(He/have) long hair when he was in college?

Did he use to have

400

While he played basketball, he broke his finger.

 Incorrect – "played" should be "was playing" (to indicate the ongoing action interrupted by breaking his finger).

400

When I was younger, I play outside every day.

 used to play

500

They _____ (not understand) the instructions, so they _____ (make) a mistake.

 didn’t understand; made

500

She _____ (try) to fix the computer while they _____ (argue) about the problem.

 was trying, were arguing

500

We _____ (not go) to the beach very often before we moved to the coast.

didn’t use to go

500

We were used to go swimming every summer when we were kids.

Incorrect – "were used to go" should be "used to go" (no "were" needed, as "used to" already indicates a past habit).

500

We live in New York before we moved to London.

 used to live