Simple Past Sentences
I _____ (see) the movie yesterday.
I saw the movie yesterday.
I _____ (sleep) when the phone rang
I was sleeping when the phone rang
She _____ (write) a letter when the power _____ (go) out
She was writing a letter when the power went out
She was walked to school when it started to rain.
She was walking to school when it started to rain.
I was cooking dinner when you called.
Ongoing action (past continuous).
They _____ (finish) their homework before dinner.
They finished their homework before dinner.
They _____ (not/watch) TV at 7 p.m. last night
They were not watching TV at 7 p.m. last night.
They _____ (play) soccer when it _____ (start) raining
They were playing soccer when it started raining
We wasn’t having lunch when you called.
We weren’t having lunch when you called
He walked to the store
Completed action (simple past).
He _____ (not/understand) the instructions
He did not understand the instructions.
While she _____ (cook), the baby started crying.
While she was cooking, the baby started crying
When I _____ (arrive) home, my sister _____ (watch) TV.
When I arrived home, my sister was watching TV.
He didn’t was working when the boss arrived.
He wasn’t working when the boss arrived.
They were playing soccer when it started raining.
Ongoing action (past continuous) and completed action (simple past).
Last week, we _____ (go) to the beach
Last week, we went to the beach.
We _____ (have) dinner when the lights went out
We were having dinner when the lights went out
He _____ (walk) in the park when he _____ (find) a wallet.
He was walking in the park when he found a wallet.
They didn’t were at the party last night.
They weren’t at the party last night
She studied for two hours last night.
Completed action (simple past).
The teacher _____ (give) us a lot of homework last month.
The teacher gave us a lot of homework last month.
He _____ (study) for the exam while his friends played video games
He was studying for the exam while his friends played video games
While we _____ (wait) for the bus, it suddenly _____ (start) snowing.
While we were waiting for the bus, it suddenly started snowing.
I didn’t saw her at the mall yesterday.
I didn’t see her at the mall yesterday.
We were driving when we saw the accident.
Ongoing action (past continuous) and completed action (simple past)