Simple Past Past Continuous Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela (call).......... She said she (call... me on her cell phone from her biology classroom at UCLA. | asked hier if she (wait) for class, but she said that the professor was atthe front of the hall lecturing while she (talk) to me. T couldn't be- lieve she (make)... phone call during the lecture. asked what was going on, She said her biology professor was so boring that several ofthe students (sleep, actually) in class, Some of the students (talk) about their plans for the weekend and the student next to her (draw) picture ofa horse. When Angela (tell) sme she was not satisfied with the class, (mention) that my biology professor was quite good and (sugest). that she swatch to my class. While we were talking, I (hear), her professor yell, "Miss, are {you taking a phone call?" Suddenly, the line went dead. I (hag). Up the phone and went t0 the kitchen to make dinner. As I (cu)....... vegetables for a salad, the phone rang once again. It (be) v-oweunm Angela, but this time she (not sit).......in class, Simple Past / Past Continuous 1A: What (you, do) When the accident occurred? BI (ty) to change a light bulb that kad but out 2. After I (find)... the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately)... to the polive and (turn) itin 3. The doctor (say) that Tom (be) {00 sick to go to work and that he (need) {o stay at home for a couple of days. 4. Sebastian (arrive) at Susan's house alittle before 9:00 pm, but she (be, not) there. She (study, a the library) for her final examination in French, 5, Sandy isin the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch, aso) z television, That's all she ever does! 6,A-T (call)... You lastnight after dinner, but you (be, not)... there. Where were you? B:I (work) out at the fitness center. 7. When I (walk) into the busy office, the secretary (talk) on the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) ‘a their desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly) methods to improve customer service 8.1 (watch) ‘a mystery movie on T.V. when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends. 9. Sharon (be) inthe room when John (tel) ‘me what had happened, but she didn't ‘hear anything because she (listen, not) 10. Its stange that you (all) because I (think, just) about you. 1. The Titanic (cross) the Atlantic when i (strike) an iceberg. 12. When | entered the bazzar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) and (ty) to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt) for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead) their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home, A couple of men (argue) cover the price ofa leather belt 1 (walk) ‘over to.a man who (sell) fiuit and (buy) a banana, 13. The firemen (rescue)... the old woman who (be) ...trapped on the third floor ofthe burning buildingSimple Past /Past Perfect Tcanit believe I (get) that apartment, I (submit) my application last week, but I didn't think | had a chance of actually getting it. When I (show) up to take a look around, there were at last twenty other people who (attive) before me. Most of them (fil, al- teady) out their applications and were already leaving, The landlord said T could stil ap- ply, so did. { (try). to fill out the form, but I couldn't answer half of the questions. They (want) » me t0 include references, but I didnt want to list my previous landlord because | (have) somne problems with him and I knew he woubdit recommend me.I (end) up listing my father asa reference, It was total luck that be (decide... to give me the apartment, Tetum out thatthe landlord and my father (g0) tohigh school gether. He decided that | could have the apartment before he (look) at my credit report | really lucked out! Complete with the Simple Past or Past Perfect ‘The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past. For the action which happened firs, use Past Perfect, for the second action, use Simple Past. 1. When | home yesterday, (get) my father. dinner. (cook) already ah (noW/go) to the movies with my friends because | the film already. (see) 3.1 (be) hungry because | (noteat) lunch, 41 very late at the party. (arrive) All my friends already home. (go) 5, She (send) the letter that she . (rite) 6. They (show) me the pictures, they during ‘their holidays. (take) 7. The boy sorry (Say) for what he - (do) 8. When | (see) you, | realized we (meet) before.