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I _________ (be) exhausted at the end of the exam. I _____________ (write) for over two hours.
was, had been writing
When someone _________ (steal) my favourite leather jacket, I was really upset. I _____________ (have) it for over ten years.
stole, had had
Please step out of the car, Mr. Jones. Do you realise you ____________ (drive) at over 90mph?
were driving
We _________ (not want) to go and see the musical again because we ____________ (already see) it twice so we _________ (go) to a restaurant instead.
didn't want, had already seen, went
I _________ (arrive) late to the office and everyone _________ (already, work). In fact, they ____________ (work) for over two hours without me! I felt really guilty.
arrived, was already working, had been working
The kitchen __________ (be) full of steam and the sound of pots clattering because Joan ___________ (cook) a huge meal for everyone at the party.
was, was cooking (clatter = the sound of hard objects falling or hitting each other)
No one __________ (notice) that a fire __________ (start) in the kitchen because they __________ (all watch) the big game on TV in the living room.
noticed, had started, were all watching
Last month, Amy, an old friend from school __________ (call) me out of the blue. We __________ (speak) in years!
called, hadn't spoken (out of the blue = unexpectedly)
I __________ (choose) to cook Moroccan lamb for the dinner party since I __________ (just see) a recipe for it on one of my favourite food blogs.
chose, had just seen
My feet __________ (be) sore because I __________ (walk) around town all afternoon.
were, had been walking
Everything __________ (go) smoothly until I __________ (realise) the computer __________ (malfunction) and all my files __________ (disappear).
was going, realised, had malfunctioned, had been deleted
While we __________ (all, sit) around the table for dinner, David __________ (start) telling the most boring story and he still __________ (not, finish) by the time we __________ (eat) dessert!
were all sitting, started, hadn't finished, we were eating
