They stood under the shelter because it ___________ (rain)

When we got back from our holiday we discovered that someone ............... . (break) into our house. The burglars, however, ................ (drop) a piece of paper with an address on it as they ................ (climb) out of the window.

His hands were covered in oil because he _____ (try) to fix the car all morning. Unfortunately he _______ (manage) to make it start.

When she opened the window she was happy to see it ................ (snow) lightly. In fact, it ................ (snow) all night and snow ................ (cover) all the rooftops.

The roads were wet because it ___________ (rain) all night

When Mrs Morgan came into the classroom, the pupils ............ (run) around and .............. (scream) at the tops of their voices. They ............. (knock) over chairs and desks and someone ............. (draw) funny picture

He was broke. He ________ (spend) all his money

I ________ (have) a nightmare when the alarm went off and woke me up.

Although I ................ (set) off early, I got there late and everyone ............... . (wait) for me to start the meeting; the chairperson told me they ................ (wait) for a whole hour.