PAST SIMPLE & PAST CONTINUOUS
James ______________ (fall) asleep while he ______________ (read) a book.
fell; was reading
His clothes ____________ (be) dirty because he _____________ (play) football in the park.
were; had played/ had been playing
Were you _________ by the news? (surprised)
shocked
I didn’t _______________ dogs, but I do now.
used to have
I beged him to help me.
beged = begged
She ____________ (open) the carton and then ______________ (pour) everyone a glass of juice.
opened; poured
I ______________ (not eat) Greek food before I _______(go)to Greece.
hadn’t eaten; went
My mum __________ me to tidy my room before I could go out. (made)
forced
Clair _____________ a large collection of dolls. She’s thinking of selling them.
has
I saw Peter no so long ago.
no = not
I ______________ (drive) when you ______________ (call).
was driving; called
She ______________ (run) so she ______________ (be) out of breath.
had been running; was
It __________ when I heard their plans. (made very angry)
enrage
My dad _________________ the local golf champion in the 1980s.
used to be
In this day and ages people read newspapers online.
ages = age
Although the TV ______________ (be) on, nobody ______________ (watch) it.
was; was watching
I ___________ (have) breakfast and then I ______________ (go) to school.
had; went
They are going to _________ the old cinema. (knock down)
demolish
Kids today ______________ folk music much.
don't listen to
A lot of things were different in the olden days.
CORRECT
He ___________ (not hear) the doorbell because he ___________ (listen) to music.
didn’t hear; was listening
As soon as we ___________ (meet), I realised that I ______________ (see) her before.
met; had seen
Did the robber __________ the window? (break)
smash
________ they _____________ a lot of time together as kids?
Did; use to spend
The car striked another vehicle.
striked = struck