Past Simple vs. Past Continuous
When I ______ (walk) to school, I ______ (see) my best friend.
When I was walking to school, I saw my best friend.
I ______ (see) that movie three times.
I have seen that movie three times.
He ______ (go) to the shop yesterday.
He went to the shop yesterday.
I ______ ______ (play) football when I was a child.
I used to play football when I was a child.
Včera jsme nešli do školy.
We didn’t go to school yesterday.
She ______ (cook) dinner when the phone ______ (ring).
She was cooking dinner when the phone rang.
I ______ (not finish) my project yet, but I ______ (start) it last weekend.
I have not finished my project yet, but I started it last weekend.
We ______ (see) a shooting star last night.
We saw a shooting star last night.
She ______ (like) vegetables, but now she loves them.
She did not use to like vegetables, but now she loves them.
Nikdy jsem neviděl tak velkého psa.
I have never seen such a big dog.
We ______ (not watch) TV when our teacher ______ (call) us.
We were not watching TV when our teacher called us.
We ______ (know) each other since we ______ (meet) at that summer camp five years ago.
We have known each other since we met at that summer camp five years ago.
My brother ______ (break) his arm when he fell off the bike.
My brother broke his arm when he fell off the bike.
______ you ______ (go) to this school?
Did you use to go to this school?
Zatímco jsem četl knihu, ona vařila večeři.
While I was reading a book, she was cooking dinner.
What ______ you ______ (do) when the lights ______ (go) out?
What were you doing when the lights went out?
They ______ (already visit) many countries, but they ______ (go) to Italy only once, in 2019.
They have already visited many countries, but they went to Italy only once, in 2019.
The thief ______ (flee) the city before the police arrived.
The thief fled the city before the police arrived.
We ______ (have) a dog, but it died two years ago.
We used to have a dog, but it died two years ago.
Byl jsi někdy v Londýně, nebo jsi jen slyšel o tom městě od svých přátel?
Have you ever been to London, or have you only heard about that city from your friends?
While I ______ (try) to fix my bike, it suddenly ______ (start) to rain heavily.
While I was trying to fix my bike, it suddenly started to rain heavily.
By the time the teacher ______ (arrive), we still ______ (not complete) the test, even though we ______ (study) for it all week.
By the time the teacher arrived, we still haven’t completed the test, even though we have studied for it all week.
She ______ (seek) help from her teacher when she didn’t understand the task.
She sought help from her teacher when she didn’t understand the task.
He ______ (live) in the city, but he moved to the countryside last year.
He used to live in the city, but he moved to the countryside last year.
Musel jsem vstávat velmi brzy, protože jsem zmeškal autobus, který obvykle přijíždí v sedm hodin, a nechtěl jsem přijít pozdě do školy.
I had to get up very early because I missed the bus that usually arrives at seven o’clock, and I didn’t want to be late for school.