1.Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. 1. I_____ (work) in Oxford when I _____(meet) Tony for the first time. 2. It _____ (rain) when Sara _____ (arrive) home. 3. We _____ (have) lunch when you _____ (ring). 4. You ____ (chat) when I _____ (come) in. 5. Joe _____ (cook) when he _____ (cut) his finger. 6. Dave and Becky _____ (watch) TV when the baby _____ (wake) up. 7. Ben ____ (play) chess when you ____ (enter) the room. 2.Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect. 1. When I had got/got downstairs the phone had stopped/stopped ringing. 2. I had been/was sorry to leave, as I enjoyed/had enjoyed the party very much. 3. Helen had been/was very upset because she had lost/lost her purse. 4. It had been/was a very difficult day, so I had gone/went to bed early. 5. When I had turned/turned on the TV, the match had finished/finished. 6. We hadn’t got/didn’t get a table in the restaurant because we hadn’t booked/booked.
By the time I got back, the food had gone/ was gone.They had already left/ already left by the time we arrived.She hadn't heard/ didn't hear the news until the next day.The movie had already started/ already started when we got to the cinema.