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

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.

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

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

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

By the time we got to the shop, a long queue .................................... already .................................... (form) outside.

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

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

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

I was happy to see her, because we .................................... (not see) each other for years.

She (had graduated / graduated) from school in 2001.

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