When I................ (get) up this morning, it ............................... (rain) very hard.
got / was raining
Chris ................... (clean) the carpet because his friend ............................ (spill) coffee on it the night before.
cleaned / had spilt/had spilled
I ............... (get) a phone call from my mum and then I ............... (leave) home to visit my grandma.
got / left
I .................................. (chat) with my neighbour when the car accident ............... (happen) in front of us.
was chatting / happened
When we ............. (arrive) at the station, we found out that the train .......................... (already/leave)
arrived / had already left
I ............................ (not/buy) the dress because I .................... (not/bring) enough money
didn't buy / hadn't brought
I was exhausted because we ................... (walk) for 6 hours.
had been walking
Before he ................. (join) this company, he ......................... (work) in a bank for five years.
joined / had been working or had worked
As I .............................. (get) ready for bed the phone ........................ (ring)
was getting / rang
Tara ............... (ask) me to share the coursebook because she ................. (forget) hers.
asked / had forgotten
I ............. (leave) the house, .............. (go) to the shops and .......... (buy) some eggs
left / went / bought
Even though we .................(study) all morning, we ................... (not understand) the maths problem
had studied /had been studying didn't understand
Before they .......... (move) to Liverpool, they......... (sell) everything.
moved / had sold
When I ........... (get) to the airport I ................(discover) I ..........(forget) my passport.
got / discovered / had forgotten
When Julie ........... (get) home from her holiday, the flat ........... (be) a mess. John .........(have) a party.
got / was / had had
We ............ (lose) the match because we ........ (not / practise) the days before.
lost / hadn't practised
