2 Use the prompts to complete the sentences. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect Simple.
1 When I got home,
(my
cat/ play / with her ball).
2 Why didn't you answer your phone last night?
(you / sleep)?
3 When I wanted to buy a ticket to the match I realised that
(1 / leave / my wallet) at
home.
4 I took my umbrella because
(it / rain) when I left.
5 People had tears in their eyes when
(the athlete / finally /
cross) the finish line.
6 He didn't recognise the captain of the team because
(he / not / see) her
before.
7
(everyone / cheer) when
he scored the second goal.
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1. When I got home, my cat was playing with her ball.
- We use the Past Continuous tense here because we are describing an action that was happening at a specific point in the past.

2. Why didn't you answer your phone last night? Were you sleeping?
- We use the Past Continuous tense here because we are describing an action that was happening at a specific point in the past.

3. When I wanted to buy a ticket to the match, I realized that I had left my wallet at home.
- We use the Past Perfect Simple tense here because we are talking about an action that happened before another past action.

4. I took my umbrella because it was raining when I left.
- We use the Past Continuous tense here because we are describing an action that was happening at a specific point in the past.

5. People had tears in their eyes when the athlete finally crossed the finish line.
- We use the Past Perfect Simple tense here because we are talking about an action that happened before another past action.

6. He didn't recognize the captain of the team because he had not seen her before.
- We use the Past Perfect Simple tense here because we are talking about an action that happened before another past action.

7. Everyone was cheering when he scored the second goal.
- We use the Past Continuous tense here because we are describing an action that was happening at a specific point in the past.