Past simple or Past continuous.

We not .(watch) so much TV when I was

a girl.
We(watch) TV when the power went off.
How .she.(manage) to do all that in
one day?
Columbus ..(discover) America in 1492.
I . not..(understand) that book.
We..(win) the match yesterday. The final result was 3-2.
We
(win) the match yesterday when the referee..(say) that he
(stop) the game.
..(walk) along the road yesterday when I
.(meet) an old friend from home. She
..(look) for the post office.
We..(go) outside to play football, but then
we..(look) out of the window and we.(see)
that it . (snow) much too hard.

Past simple /continuous/perfect.

I am a doctor. I have to drive a lot in my job. I have been driving for twenty
years. In all time, the police..never
(stop) me until last week. But last Tuesday, they
(catch) me for speeding.

It was the afternoon. I..(drive) fast because I was

late. I.(go) to the airport to meet a friend. I was late
because a patient(telephone) just as
I..(leave) the house.

The police.(wait) in the side road outside town. When

they..
(see) me go past, they.(drive) after me. Then
they..
(stop) me. They told me that they .(book) me for
speeding.

I .(try) to explain to them. I (tell) them

that my friends plane
.. (land) ten minutes ago. But they .not
.(listen) to my excuse. I(have) to pay
50 the next day.

Already/ still/ just/ yet.

Have you seen that new film? Its very good.
No, I havent seen it..
Marias happy because she has.had some exciting news.
Ive been to America. I went there last year.
Ive .. been to America. I go back yesterday.
They have decided what to do.
They .havent decided what to do.
They are.trying to decide.
They have made a decision. I heard it on the news.
Ive spent twenty minutes on this problem and
I.. cant work it out.
Has Maria finished..? That was quick!

Since/for/in

Its been raining yesterday afternoon.

Its been raining ..twenty hours now without stopping.
I havent seen them .ages. I last saw them
..1987 and I havent seen them.
Its long time ..Ive been to England, but
..three days from now, Ill be there. Im saying
therethree days.
I lived there two whole years and.. all the time I
didnt make any friends.
He can see you..half an hour but he cant talk
more than a few minutes.