My friend Mary ____________ while I ______________ for my English exam.

He ________ three different rivers this week.

We use the _________ to talk about a longer action interrupted by a short action.

In this sentence “By the time Mary got home, the TV program had already finished”, the past perfect describes...

We use __________ to talk about the duration of an action before another action happened.

I _________ cheaper tickets for the concert after you _______________ them online.

Paul’s parents _________________ TV when they _______________ an awful noise outside.

The teacher ________ her a really bad mark on her essay because she ____________ it.

My sister and I __________ to bake the cake because we ___________ all the necessary ingredients.

We use __________ to talk about experiences when the exact time is unimportant, or in an unfinished time period.

We use the __________ to talk about a repeated past action, or an action in progress recently with a present result.

Jan ___________ at the factory long when he became a manager.