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The police arrested him even though he ... (not do) anything wrong
hadn't done
When he ... (open) the safe, the secret documents ... already ... (take)
opened/had already been taken
The trainee pilot took off before everybody ... (fasten) their seatbelts
had fastened
When we ... the other guests ... (leave)
arrived/had left
She needed to start with some very gentle exercises but she ... (lie) in bed for nearly a month
had been lying
It was nearly a year before his boss realised he ... (leave) early every Friday
had been leaving
We were furious because we ... (wait) on the plane for five hours before we took off
had been waiting
He ... (cheat) on his exams for over a year before he was caught
had been cheating
The hurricane completely destroyed the cottage they ... (build) only a year earlier
had built
We referred to the documents that the professor ... (hand) to us at the start of the lecture
had handed
When I finally reached the end of the queue, I found out that my colleague ... (pick up) the tickets an hour earlier.
had picked up
When they got home, they discovered that their babysitter ... (already put) their toddler to bed.
had already put
The waiter, who was very stressed, brought a fruit drink that I ... (not order).
hadn't ordered
I had enormous difficulty recalling the complex password I ... (commit) to memory the previous night.
had committed
he children excitedly collected the nuts that ... (fall) from the trees.
had fallen
She ... (ride) her pony all afternoon when we glimpsed her briefly as she went into the wood.
had been riding
