Past Simple or Past Continuous
While I _______ (walk) home, it suddenly started to rain.
WAS WALKING
DOUBLE POINTS
By the time the train arrived, we _______ (wait) for almost an hour.
HAD BEEN WAITING
When we _______ (get) to the cinema, the movie ___ already _______ (start).
GOT, HAD ALREADY STARTED
She _______ (study) for two hours when her friends arrived.
HAD BEEN STUDYING
While I _______ (cook), the phone _______ (ring), but I _______ (already finish) preparing most of the meal.
WAS COOKING / RANG / HAD ALREADY FINISHED
DOUBLE POINTS
She _______ (drop) her phone while she _______ (run) for the bus.
DROPPED, WAS RUNNING
She couldn’t walk because she _______ (injure) her ankle earlier.
HAD INJURED
She _______ (finish) her homework before she _______ (go) out.
HAD FINISHED, WENT
They _______ (argue) for a long time before they finally reached an agreement.
HAD BEEN ARGUING
DOUBLE POINTS
She _______ (look) for her glasses for 20 minutes before she _______ (find) them.
HAD BEEN LOOKING / FOUND
DOUBLE POINTS
We _______ (not hear) the announcement because we _______ (talk).
DIDN'T HEAR, WERE TALKING
They were exhausted because they _______ (work) all night.
HAD BEEN WORKING
DOUBLE POINTS
They _______ (not know) that he _______ (already leave).
DIDN'T KNOW, HAD ALREADY LEFT
DOUBLE POINTS
What _______ you _______ (do) at 9 p.m.? I tried calling you.
WERE YOU DOING
DOUBLE POINTS
They _______ (not notice) the storm coming because they _______ (focus) on the game.
DIDN’T NOTICE / WERE FOCUSING
DOUBLE POINTS
What _______ you _______ (do) when the lights _______ (go) out?
WERE YOU DOING, WENT
He finally apologized because he _______ (realize) his mistake.
HAD REALIZED
After he _______ (eat) dinner, he _______ (feel) much better.
HAD EATEN, FELT
DOUBLE POINTS
The kids were tired because they _______ (play) outside all afternoon.
HAD BEEN PLAYING
By the time we _______ (arrive), the guests _______ (already leave).
ARRIVED / HAD ALREADY LEFT
DOUBLE POINTS
He _______ (read) a book when his sister _______ (interrupt) him.
WAS READING, INTERRUPTED
The ground was wet because it _______ (rain) for several hours.
HAD BEEN RAINING
DOUBLE POINTS
I _______ (realize) I _______ (forget) my keys at home.
REALIZED, HAD FORGOTTEN
He _______ (practice) the piano when someone knocked on the door.
WAS PRACTICING
He _______ (drive) for hours and _______ (not realize) how far he _______ (travel).
HAD BEEN DRIVING / DIDN’T REALIZE / HAD TRAVELLED
DOUBLE POINTS