They stood under the shelter because it ___________ (rain)
was raining
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The roads were wet because it ___________ (rain) all night
had been raining
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He was broke. He ________ (spend) all his money
had spent
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I ________ (have) a nightmare when the alarm went off and woke me up.
was having
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His hands were covered in oil because he _____ (try) to fix the car all morning. Unfortunately he _______ (manage) to make it start.
had been trying / hadn't managed
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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.
was snowing / had been snowing / had covered
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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
were running / screaming / had knocked / had drawn
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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.
had set / was waiting / had been waiting
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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.