Two Past Tenses

• They were watching TV when the doorbell rang.
• They watched TV when the doorbell was ringing.
• They watching TV when the bell ringing.
• They watched TV while the bell rang.

• She read when he came in.
• She was reading when he came in.
• She read when he was coming in.
• While he was coming in, she read.

Past continuous:
I (stand) by the window when I saw the car.

• stood
• was stooding
• was standing
• standed

Simple past:
She (not/go) to the supermarket last night.

• wasn't going
• didn't go
• doesn't go
• didn't went

When I (come) home, my big sister (cook) dinner.

• come, cook
• coming, cooking
• was coming, was cooking
• came, was cooking

It was chaos! The dog (run) around the room and the baby (cry) when I (arrive)!

• ran, cried, arrived
• was running, was crying, was arriving
• was running, was crying, arrived
• ran, cried, was arriving

While Peter (study) for his History test, his dog (eat) his notebook!

• study, eat
• was studying, ate
• was studying, eated
• studied, ate

You (work) as a waitress in a cocktail bar when I (meet) you.

• were working, met
• were working, were meeting
• worked, met
• was working, met

The boy (fall) asleep on his desk when suddenly the teacher (shout) at him.

• fell, shouted
• was falling, was shouting
• was falling, shouted
• fell, was shouting

It (rain) heavily when she (leave) the building.

• rained, left
• was raining, was leaving
• rained, was leaving
• was raining, left