A Complete the sentences with past simple or past continuous.

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

2 I _______________ (not get) your letter yesterday.

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

4 I ____________(prepare)  the invoice, when my computer  _________ (crash) unexpectedly.

5 When I ___________ (sit) in a meeting,  my mobile suddenly __________ (ring).

6 While Sarah ___________ (look) for the documents, I __________ (keep) the customer on the line.

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

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

1 We ______________ (look for) the report for two hours and then we found it behind a desk.

2 They were very tired in the evening because they _____________ (help) at the conference all day.

3 After sending the email I realised I ______________ (forget) to attach the file.

4 We spoke about the conference that _____________ (take) place the week before.

5 Catherine _____________ (not meet) Phil Brown before the trade fair in May.

6 Sue and Tom are best friends, though before the meeting last month they ____________ (not know)
each other.

7 They ____________ (wait) 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 _________ (come) in, John was playing solitaire.

2 After the meeting I thanked Dr Metcalf, who ___________ (manage)  everything.

3 Yesterday at six John ____________ (drive) to the airport to pick up an important client.

4 _____ Sarah ______ (go) to the trade fair on Thursday?

5 Who __________ (do) my job while I was in hospital?

6 How long ______________ (learn) English before she went to London?

7 Without any reason, the customer returned the goods that we ______________ (deliver).

8 Joe __________________(only, sleep) for a few minutes during the meeting when the boss noticed
and started shouting.