I couldn't go to my friend's party because.....
I had forgotten where she lived
Is it correct? What did happen at the end of the story?
What happened at the end of the story?
Is it correct? As I got off the train, I dropped my phone.
correct!
I ___ (wake up) suddenly: someone ___ (knock) loudly on my door.
I woke up suddenly: someone was knocking loudly on my door.
Is it correct? When I was a child, we were living in the country
When I was a child, we lived in the country.
Is it correct? How long you were lived in Canada?
How long did you live in Canada?
Is it correct? What did he do when he was hearing the news?
What did he do when he heard the news?
I _____ (walk) home yesterday when I ____ (see) a group of people in front of the church.
I was walking home yesterday when I saw a group of people in front of the church.
Is it correct? While I was picking up the phone, it stopped ringing
As/ When I picked up the phone, it stopped ringing.
By the time we ___ (buy) our tickets, the movie ___ (already/ start)
By the time we bought our tickets, the movie had already started
My letter ___ (not arrive) because I _____ (forget) to put a stamp on it.
didn't arrive / had forgotten
I met/ was meeting her when we were/ had been at school together.
I met her when we were at school together.
When he ___(enter) the room, somebody _______ (hit) him on the head.
entered/ hit
I knew he _____ because his eyes were red. a. cried b. had been crying c. was crying
had been crying
I _____ (hear) the phone ringing while I _____ (take) a shower.
I heard the phone ringing while I was taking a shower.
A: What happened to your finger? B: I ____ (cut) myself while I ___ (make) lunch.
A: What happened to your finger? B: I cut myself while I was making lunch.
The roads were so empty, we ____ (drive) for several hours before we ___ (see) another car.
The roads were so empty, we had been driving for several hours before we saw another car.
Is it correct? During I was in London, I bought some souvenirs.
While I was in London, I bought some souvenirs
Is it correct? When I had got home yesterday, I watched TV
When I got home yesterday, I watched TV
Correct the mistake: By the time our food arrived, we waited half an hour.
......we had been waiting half an hour
When it ____ (start) to rain, we _______ (sit) on the beach.
When it started to rain, we were sitting on the beach.
Is it correct? I was studying engineering in college for three years.
I studied engineering in college for three years.
We ______ (fly) for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence.
We had been flying for about 20 minutes when the plane was hit by turbulence.
When I ___ (arrive), there was nobody in the house; they ___ (leave) earlier that day.
When I arrived, there was nobody in the house; they had left earlier that day.
Correct the mistake: When she ate her sandwich, she went to bed.
When she had eaten her sandwich, she went to bed. (OR She ate her sandwich, then went to bed)
He admitted that he ______ all the money from the box. a. had been taking b. had taken c. had been taken
had taken