He said we could start the baseball game after the rain ............... (stop).

Nancy ............... never ............... (think) that she would ever learn to drive, so when she finally passed her test, she was very proud!

By the time I got to the party, everyone ............... already ............... (go) home.

It ............... (rain) for over an hour before it finally cleared up.

She ............... (wait) for 15 minutes in the snow for the bus before it arrived.

When we got to the dinner party, everyone ............... already ............... (start) eating.

When we got to the concert, it ............... already ............... (start). We missed the first half hour!

He ............... already ............... (eat) by the time he got to my house, that’s why I didn’t offer him dinner.

They ............... never ............... (be) so scared when they got lost in the middle of the night!

I ............... (hope) for many years that I would get the chance to write a book

When he woke up, he realized that ............... (sleep) for over half an hour in his lesson! He was really embarrassed... and tired!

I was so happy to see my old friend because I ............... (not see) him for many years!

The police asked the suspect if he ............... (drink) all day when they found him in the park.