PAST TENSES – PAST SIMPLE/CONTINUOUS; PRES. PERF.

SIMPLE/CONT.

It _____________ (snow) when I _________ (leave)

home this morning.
When I arrived at the theater, Kathy __________________ (pick, already)
up the tickets and she was waiting for us near the entrance. She was
really angry because she __________________ (wait) for more than half
an hour. She said she__________________ (give, almost) up
and__________________ (go) into the theater without us.
It was a sunny afternoon and people __________ (sit) on the grass in the
park. Then suddenly it __________ (start) to rain.
I was really angry at John yesterday. By the time he finally arrived, I
(wait) for over an hour. I almost left without him.
A: I tried to explain my problem to her.
B: ____________________ (she/listen)?
When I arrived at the station the train (leave).
My brother ______________ (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when
he ____________ (see) me, he ___________ (finish) the call. Perhaps he
thought that I ____________ (listen) to his conversation.
I nearly had an accident today. A car ____________ (come) towards me,
but I moved quickly out of the way and fortunately nothing
____________ (happen).
Did you hear that Ben was fired last month? He (work) for that import
company for more than ten years and he (work) in almost every
department. Nobody knew the company like he did.
A: Which hotel ______________ (you/stay) in when you lost your
passport?
B: I don’t remember. I ____________ (visit) many places during my
European tour and I ____________ (stay) in many different hotels.
I ____________ (move) to Hastings in 1999. I ____________ (live) there
when I met them.
I (see) many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures
of the monuments are very misleading. The pyramids are actually
quite small.
________________(many people / wait) for the 9:15 bus last night?
I ______________ (dance) with my girlfriend when the disc jockey played
our favourite song.
I ____________ (study) grammar when I ___________ (fall) asleep.
The scientists ___________ (work) in their laboratory when
they___________ (discover) the new drug.
The dog came into the house once she (finish) the housework.
We ___________ (climb) the wall when the gardener ___________ (see)
us.
Sarah (climb) the Matterhorn, (sail) around the world and (go) on safari
in Kenya by the time she turned twenty-five.
Vicky ___________ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock
__________ (ring)
As he ____________ (run) for the bus he ___________ (collide) with a street
lamp.
When he __________ (carry) a suitcase, he __________ (drop) it on his
foot.
When Melanie came into the office yesterday, her eyes were red and
watery. I think she (cry) .
___________ (you / do) your homework on the bus while you
____________ (come) to school?
He (play) tennis for 4 hours when he broke his leg.

The students ____________ (read) the article when the last class
___________ (finish).
When he saw her he knew he (meet) her before.
When he phoned her she (go) out.
When I ____________ (arrive) at the cinema, my friends __________
(wait) for me.
He (drive) his car for 10 minutes when he realized it had a flat tyre.
____________ (you / listen) to the teacher when she ___________
(explain) this exercise?
She (throw) the letter away when she noticed it was
Susan __________ (play) the piano while Mary ___________ (sing).
It (rain) for one hour when the wind started to blow.
He rushed to the baker's when he saw his wife (forget) to buy some
bread.