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Tenses for the past

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  • I .................. (just/leave) home, when he fire started.
    had just left
  • I ........................ (cook) dinner, as my daughter and my husband ................ (walk) the dog.
    was cooking/were walking
  • Even though we .................(study) all morning, we didn't understand the maths problem
    had been studying
  • I ...................... (ski) since I broke my arm.
    haven't skied
  • When I ................ (live) in Paris, I was happy.
    lived
  • I .................................. (chat) with my neighbour when the car accident happened in front of us.
    was chatting
  • I ........................... (live) in Budapest for 10 years.
    have been living
  • He ............ (fall) asleep, while he ..............(drive).
    fell/was driving
  • I was happy to bump into my friend as I ......................... (see) him for ages.
    hadn't seen
  • Before he joined this company, he ............................... (work) in a bank for five years.
    had been working
  • I .................................. (not/buy) the dress because I hadn't brought enough money
    didn't buy
  • I was exhausted because we ................... (walk) for 6 hours.
    had been walking
  • When we arrived at the station, we found out that the train .................................. (already/leave)
    had already left
  • When I got up this morning, it ............................... (rain) very hard.
    was raining
  • I left the house, .............. (go) to the shops and bought some eggs
    went
  • Chris cleaned the carpet because his friend ............................ (spill) coffee on it the night before.
    had spilled/had spilt
  • I ............................ (never/travel) abroad.
    have never travelled
  • I was about to set off, when the phone (start) ringing.
    started
  • Tara asked me to share the coursebook because she .......................... (forget) hers.
    had forgotten
  • I got a phone call from my mum and then I ............... (leave) home to visit my grandma.
    left
  • Just as I ................................. (get) ready for bed, the phone rang.
    was getting