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Past tenses

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    Choose which past tense to use in each gap.
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  • When we ___ (arrived), everyone else ___ (finish) their lunch and they ___ (sit) in the garden having coffee.
    arrived - had finished - were sitting
  •  15
  • They ___ (drive) to the airport when suddenly they ___ (remember) that they ___ (not lock) the back door
    were driving - remembered - hadn't locked
  •  15
  • I ___ (not recognize) many people at my primary school reunion because everyone ___ (change) a lot in the last 5 years.
    didn't recognize - had changed
  •  10
  • My mum ___ (wait) to go out for dinner yesterday when my dad ___ (call) her to say that they ___ (not can) go because the car ___ (break) down.
    was waiting - called - couldn't - had broken
  •  20
  • FC Barcelona ___ (beat) Real Madrid yesterday. Real Madrid ___ (win) 1-0 in the first half, but Barcelona ___ (score) two goals in the second half.
    beat - were winning - scored
  •  15
  • He ___ (run) to the station, but the 9 o'clock train ___ (already / leave). The station was empty except for two people who ___ (wait) for the next train.
    ran - had already left - were waiting
  •  15