I heard a knock at the front door so I (went / was going) to answer it.

The football season (began / was beginning) a month ago.

When I was a student, I .................................... (not have) much money.

Until a few years ago, no one ................................. (hear) of Harry Potter, the young wizard and hero of the children’s book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

What .................................... she .................................... (say) when he asked her to marry him?

She wore the shoes she ..................................... (buy) the previous day.

They (had left / left) many hours before we arrived.

By the time we (got / had got) to the cinema, the film had already started.

The children (were playing / played) in the garden while their parents were watching them.

I fell as I .................................... (run) for the bus.

We entered the house quietly because everyone (was sleeping / had slept).

At this time yesterday, I (wrote / was writing) an essay.

I .................................... (shop) in Mercadona when I realised that I left my credit card at home.