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  • Is it correct? As I was coming here today, I bought a snack.
    correct!
  • She ________ very fast and she _______ the tree. (run, not see)
    was running, didn't see
  • I told John not to drive because he ______ a lot (drink).
    had drunk
  • They ______ video games, while their mom _______ the dishes.(play, wash)
    were playing, was washing
  • I _____ (walk) home yesterday when I ____ (see) a group of people in front of the church.
    I was walking home yesterday when I saw a group of people in front of the church.
  • I ____ (have) breakfast and ____ (listen) to the news when the phone ___ (ring).
    I was having breakfast and listening to the news when the phone rang.
  • The burglar _____ (try) to open the safe when the owner _____ (come) home.
    The burglar was trying to open the safe when the owner came home.
  • Mike ____ (be) in a bad mood because he ____ (not/sleep) last night.
    was, hadn't slept
  • I _______ when I ______ off the bed. (sleep, fall)
    was sleeping, fell off
  • Is it correct? When I had got home yesterday, I watched TV.
    When I got home yesterday, I watched TV.
  • By the time the lesson _____ (finish), Susan _____ (write) 5 pages.
    had written
  • When he ___(enter) the room, somebody _______ (hit) him on the head.
    entered/ hit
  • There was no one to help us. We arrived at the hotel after midnight and ...a. the receptionist went home b. the receptionist had already gone home
    b
  • They _______ off their bikes because they _______ too fast. (fall, ride)
    fell off, were riding
  • By the time we ___ (buy) our tickets, the film ___ (already/ start)
    By the time we bought our tickets, the film had already started
  • The bar had closed by the time we _______. (arrive).
    arrived
  • My letter ___ (not arrive) because I _____ (forget) to put a stamp on it.
    didn't arrive, had forgotten
  • After six months in Tallinn, Susan ____ (open) a karaoke bar, even though she ____ (not run) her own business before.
    After six months in Tallinn, Susan opened a karaoke bar, even though she hadn't run her own business before.
  • A: What happened to your finger? B: I ____ (cut) myself while I ___ (make) lunch.
    A: What happened to your finger? B: I cut myself while I was making lunch.
  • Is it correct? During I was in London, I bought some souvenirs.
    While I was in London, I bought some souvenirs
  • Juri got wet because he ______ (forget) to bring his umbrella.
    had forgotten
  • I ___ (wake up) suddenly: someone ___ (knock) loudly on my door.
    I woke up suddenly: someone was knocking loudly on my door.
  • The printer __________ because I hadn't turned it on. (not work)
    didn't work
  • When the helicopter finally ____ (find) us,  we ____ (eat) all our food.
    When the helicopter finally found us, we  had eaten all our food.
  • Is it correct? What did he do when he was hearing the news?
    What did he do when he heard the news?
  • I _____ (hear) the phone ringing while I _____ (have) a shower.
    I heard the phone ringing while I was having a shower.
  • When I ___ (arrive), there was nobody in the house; they ___ (leave) earlier that day.
    When I arrived, there was nobody in the house; they had left earlier that day.
  • He admitted that he ______ all the money from the box. (take)
    had taken
  • When it ____ (start) to rain, we _______ (sit) on the beach.
    When it started to rain, we were sitting on the beach.