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When I arrived at the station, the train ________ (already / leave), so I ________ (have) to wait for the next one.
had already left / had
While we ________ (drive) through the mountains, we suddenly ________ (see) a herd of deer crossing the road.
were driving / saw
They ____ (record) a lot of albums.
have recorded
I ________ (wait) for nearly two hours when someone finally ________ (come) to tell us that the flight had been cancelled.
had been waiting / came
She ________ (never / experience) anything like it before, so she ________ (not / know) how to react.
had never experienced / didn't know
He ________ (not / listen) when I ________ (try) to explain what had happened.
wasn't listening / tried
I ________ (visit) Manchester several times since I first ________ (move) to England.
have visited / moved
They ________ (argue) for over an hour when I finally ________ (walk) into the room.
had been arguing / walked
When we were children, our parents ________ (take) us camping every summer, and we ________ (love) it.
would take (used to take) / loved
I ________ (not / see) him since we ________ (leave) school, so I was surprised when he contacted me.
hadn't seen / left
While I ________ (look) through some old photographs, I ________ (find) one of my grandparents from the 1950s.
was looking / found
She ________ (already / finish) the presentation when her manager ________ (ask) her to make several changes.
had already finished / asked
I ________ (expect) the meeting to be difficult, but everyone ________ (be) surprisingly cooperative.
had expected / was
Yesterday I ____ (feel) so tired that I _____ (not go) to work.
used to visit / would always make
