Think 3, Unit 2

Past Simple or Continuous?

100

Danny could never agree with Fred. They ______ (always/argue)

were always arguing

200

While George ______ (clean) his room, his mother ______ (cook) dinner.

was cleaning / was cooking 

300

The children ______ (leave) their lunch at home every day last week

left

400

We ______ (talk) about the movie while we ______ (walk) home

were talking / were walking

500

Every day I ________ (see) her I ______ (love) her more and more.

saw / loved

Past Simple/Continuous/Perfect?

100

I _____ (not talk) on the phone when you arrived

wasn't talking

200

He ______ (not meet) his girlfriend while he ______(live) in London

didn't meet / was living

300

I ____ (not date) my friend's girlfriend while he ____ (recover) in hospital

wasn't dating / was recovering

400

The bus ________ (come) as soon as I got to the bus stop.

came

500

He ________(not be)  to Cape Town before 1997.

hadn't been

Past Simple or Past Perfect 1?

100

I ______ (meet) him before he _____ (become) famous.

I´d met, became

200

We ______ (see) the movie before, so we __________(watch) a comedy show instead.

had seen, watched

300

When I opened the document, I ______(see) that I ________ (forget) to save yesterday’s work!

saw, I´d forgotten

400

He ______ (live) here for three years by the time we (meet).

had lived

met

500

I couldn't see anything as I (lose) my glasses.

I had lost

Past simple or Past Perfect 2?

100

We ___ already _____ (eat) when John ______ (come) home.

We had already eaten when John came home.

200

When I ______(get) to the airport I discovered that I ________ (leave) my passport.

When I got to the airport I discovered I had left my passport.

300

I _______ (open) my handbag to find that I _________ (leave) my credit card.

I opened my handbag to find that I had left my credit card.

400

I ________ (know) my husband for three years when we ________ (get) married.

I had known my husband for three years when we got married.

500

First I tidied the flat, then I _____(sit) down and had a cup of coffee.

First I tidied the flat, then I sat down and had a cup of coffee.

Past Perfect Continuous or Past Simple?

100

I____(drive) on the highway for miles when I ______(realize) I was on the wrong one!

I´d been driving, realized

200

I _____ (write) my essay for an hour when I ______ (decide) to take a break.

I´d been writing , decided

300

I was disappointed the show was cancelled – I _____ (look) forward to it for weeks.

I’d been looking

400

Sylvia ______(swim) so her hair was wet.

had been swimming

500

I _______ (go) to the doctor’s because I_____(sleep) badly.

went, I´d been sleeping