I. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple, past perfect simple or past continuous.
1.
A: Where 1) ...were... (be) you last night?
B: I 2) ............................. (be) at the cinema. I 3) ......................... (watch) a great film when a fire 4) .......................... (break out).
A: Oh gosh! How 5) ............................... (it/happen)?
B: Someone 6) ............................ (drop) a match into a waste-paper basket.
2.
A: 1) ............................ (you/go) to the beach on Saturday?
B: No. I 2) .............................. (go) on Sunday instead.
A: 3) ........................................ (you/have) a good time?
B: No. I didn't. I 4) ................................. (sunbathe) when it 5) .................. (start)raining, so I 6) ........................... (leave) in a hurry.
3.
A: I 1) .......................... (lose) my keys yesterday.
B: Where 2) ................................ (you/lose) them?
A: I don't know. I 3) ................................ (go) shopping and when I got back. I 4) ..................... (realise) that I 5) ............................ (leave) my keys somewhere.
Answers & Comments
A: Where were you last night?
B: I was at the cinema. I was watching a great film when a fire broke out.
A: Oh gosh! How did it happen?
B: Someone had dropped a match into a waste-paper basket.
2.
A: Did you go to the beach on Saturday?
B: No. I went on Sunday instead.
A: Did you have a good time?
B: No. I didn't. I was sunbathing when it started raining, so I left in a hurry.
3.
A: I lost my keys yesterday.
B: Where did you lose them?
A: I don't know. I went shopping and when I got back. I realised that I had left my keys somewhere.