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When was the last time you /eat/ in the restaurant?
ate
had eaten
As I /make/ lunch, they /knock/ at the door.
made, knocked
was making, knocked
They /evacuate/ the town by noon.
evacuated
had evacuated
The storm /pass/ by the time we /wake up/.
had passed, woke up
passed, had woken up
Aron /be/ upset because he /hear/ some bad news.
had been upset, heard
was, had heard
It /rain/ at midnight yesterday.
was raining
rained
It /snow/ heavily as he /drive/ home.
was snowing, was driving
snowed, was driving
How/Jake/ break his leg?
did Jake break
had Jake broken
It was 3 o'clock in the morning and Fiona /lie/ on her bed awake.
was still lying
still lay
There was an open book on the sofa. She/read/.
had been reading
was reading
Ted never /be/ to the museum before.
was never
had never been
Sue was broken-hearted. Her boyfriend /split up/ with her.
split up
had split up
The survivors /hear/ a loud noise before the building /collapse/.
had heard, was collapsing
had heard, collapsed
The storm /break/ while they /swim/ in the sea.
was breaking, swam
broke, were swimming
She /train/ for three years when she /enter/ the race.
had been training, entered
was trainig, had entered
It was 2 p.m. The runners /run/ since 10:48 a.m.
were running
had been running
