A Complete the sentences with past simple or past continuous.

1 At two o’clock, Carla was preparing (prepare) the contract.

2 I didn't get (not get) your letter yesterday.

3 During the week of the conference, I stayedsubject + was/were + ing form
Use 'was' for the pronoun 'I'. (stay)  at a nice B&B. (a complete action)

4 I was preparingsubject + was/were + ing form
Use 'was' for the pronoun 'I'. (prepare)  the invoice, when my computer crashed (crash)
unexpectedly.

5 When I was sitting (sit) in a meeting, my mobile suddenly rang (ring).

6 While Sarah was looking (look) for the documents, I was keeping (keep) the customer on the line.

7 Bob and I were walkingsubject + was/were + ing form
Use 'were' for more than one person. (walk)  to the office when it suddenly started (start)
raining.


B Complete the sentences with past perfect or past perfect continuous.

1 We had been looking for the report for two hours and then we found it behind a desk.

2 They were very tired in the evening because they had been helping at the conference all day.

3 After sending the email I realised I had forgotten to attach the file.

4 We spoke about the conference that had taken placehad + participle
irregular verb: see 3rd column of irregular verbs  the week before.

5 Catherine had not methad + not + participle
irregular verb: see 3rd column of irregular verbs  Phil Brown before the trade fair in May.

6 Sue and Tom are best friends, though before the meeting last month they had not even knownhad +
not + adverb + participle
irregular verb: see 3rd column of irregular verbs  each other.

7 They had been waitinghad + been + ing form  at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally
arrived.


C Complete the sentences with past simple, past continuous, past perfect or past perfect
continuous.

1 When I came in, John was playing solitaire.

2 After the meeting I thanked Dr Metcalf, who had managed  everything.

3 Yesterday at six John was driving to the airport to pick up an important client.

4 Did Sarah go to the trade fair on Thursday?

5 Who was doingSubject question: 'who' replaces the subject, keep the rest as in a positive
sentence
With 'who' use 'was'.  my job while I was in hospital?

6 How long had she been learninghad + been + ing form  English before she went to London?

7 Without any reason, the customer returned the goods that we had delivered.

8 Joe had only been sleeping for a few minutes during the meeting when the boss noticed and started
shouting.