Past Simple / Continuous and Past Perfect Simple ...

For her sixtieth birthday, Margaret decided to go on a cruise, as she _____ (not be) on one before.

We had attended the same school, although we _____ (be / not) in the same year group.

Five years ago, I _____ (have) the most memorable flight to New York.

When we _____ (arrive) in New York, we exchanged numbers

Before travelling to India I made sure I _______ (have) the necessary vaccinations.

We exchanged numbers and ______ (promise) to keep in touch.

By the age of one, Henry ____ (visit) six different countries.

We _____ (chat) constantly throughout the entire eight-hour journey.

She ______ (look) at holidays to Australia before she realised they were out of her budget.

As we _____ (talk), I realised from her accent that she came from my hometown.

We _______ (discover) that we had attended the same school

Last year while I ______ (study) for my English exams, my sister _____ (taking) a French class.

While we _________ (wait) for the plane to take off, I read a book.

Unfortunately, shortly after, I _____ (lose) her contact details and she hasn’t contacted me.

Passengers _____ (wait) for over an hour when the pilot announced that there would be further delays.

I felt exhausted when I got home because I _____ (travel) for two days.

The lady passenger next to me _______ (ask) if she could borrow a pen.

Although we were in different year groups at school, we did have some friends in common. In fact, she _____ (visit) one of them on this trip!

When I got to the hotel I realised that I ______ (forgot) to pack my toothbrush!