Simple Past
Yesterday, Ricardo's dog _____ (run) after his girlfriend.
Yesterday, Ricardo's dog ran after his girlfriend.
When you_____(tell) that scary story, I_____(sleep) on the couch.
When you told that scary story, I was sleeping on the couch.
The doorbell____(ring) while I_____(take) a shower.
The doorbell rang while I was taking a shower.
While I _____ (type) my report, the electricity _____ (go) off.
While I was typing my report, the electricity went off.
He _______ (find) his wallet in the car unexpectedly.
He found his wallet in the car unexpectedly.
a new product / last month / the company / _______ (launch)
The company launched a new product last month.
were / the children / outside / _______ (play) / when it started raining
The children were playing outside when it started raining.
he / as / was _______ (leave) / he / the house / _______ (drop) / his keys
He dropped his keys as he was leaving the house.
was _______ (drive) / forgot his wallet / he / _______ (realize) / when he
He was driving when he realized he forgot his wallet.
after / she / a promotion / _______ (get) / months of hard work
She got a promotion after months of hard work.
during their expedition / ancient ruins / the explorers / _______ (discover)
The explorers discovered ancient ruins during their expedition.
he / when the power went out / _______ (fix) / the computer / was
He was fixing the computer when the power went out.
with her team / she / _______ (find) / while she / _______ (brainstorm) / a solution
She found a solution while she was brainstorming with her team.
the power / _______ (go out) / they / were _______ (celebrate) / when
They were celebrating when the power went out
against all odds / _______ (win) / the team / the competition
The team won the competition against all odds.
with groundbreaking results / a decade-long research / the scientist / _______ (conclude)
The scientist concluded a decade-long research with groundbreaking results.
while/ traffic _______ (divert) / the bridge / were / the construction workers / _______ (repair)
The construction workers were reparing the bridge while traffic was diverted.
an exam / while / _______ (take) / the students / _______ (go off) / the fire alarm
The fire alarm went off while the students were taking an exam.
a presentation / she / suddenly / was _______ (deliver) / the projector / _______ (fail) / when
She was delivering a presentation when the projector suddenly failed
of / medicine / _______ (make) / that changed / the entire field / a discovery / the scientist
The scientist made a discovery that changed the entire field of medicine.