Past Simple vs Past Continuous
Past Perfect
irregular verbs
100

When she _______________ (arrive) home, her mother ______________________ (watch) TV and her father ___________________ (sleep).

 "arrived", "was watching" and "was sleeping"

100

She (post) ___________________away the letter that she (write) ______________________

 "posted" and "had written"

100

sell

sold

200

While I .......(watch )Tv , my phone .........(ring)

While I was watching Tv, My phone rang/

200

We had to go back to the cafe because my friend _______________ (leave) her bag there.

What is "had left"

200

begin

began

300

Peter and John ______________ (discover) a cave while they ________________(play).

"discovered", "were playing"

300

I bought some postcards of parts of the castle I ___________ (see) earlier during the tour

 "had seen"

300

catch

caught

400

The past form of "sing", "spend", "take" and "shine"

What is "sang", "spent", "took" and "shone"

400

_________ you ___________(see) any famous person when you were in London?

 "had" and "seen"

400

throw

threw

500

While I ____________ (study) for my exam, my brother ________________ (play) on the computer and my best friend ____________ (cry) because of her boyfriend. Suddenly my mother _____________(appear) and we ___________________ (go) to the cinema.

 "was studying", "was playing", "was crying", "appeared" and "went"

500

When  he (arrive) ________________________ at the pub, they (run) __________________ out of orange juice.

 "arrived" and "had run"

500

steal

stole