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Past simple/Past continuous/Past perfect

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  • Mark ______ (hear) a cry for help while he _________ (swim) in the sea.
    heard, was swimming
  • She ______ (be) busy cleaning up because she _______ (drop) the glass.
    was, had dropped
  • While I __________ (study) my brother _________ (listen) to the radio.
    was studying, was listening
  • I _______ (go) there after I ________ (complete) the task.
    went, had completed
  • Until he _______ (go) to England, he _______ (never/speak) English.
    went, had never spoken
  • He _____ (walk) into the bus station only to find that the bus ________ (leave).
    walked, had left
  • I _______ (notice) that he ________ (leave) his books behind.
    noticed, had left
  • Yesterday at 10 pm, I ________ (sleep).
    was sleeping
  • When Sally ______ (open) the door, we _______ (talk) about her.
    opened, were talking
  • When the waiter finally _______ (arrive) with the food, the guests ______ (already/leave) the restaurant.
    arrived, had left
  • When I ______ (enter) the cafeteria Mary _______ (have) lunch with Peter.
    entered, was having
  • I ______ (watch) TV when the phone _______ (ring).
    was watching, rang
  • Before the film ______ (begin) we _______ (buy) some popcorn.
    began, had bought
  • By the time I _________ (go) over to help her, she ________ (put) almost all the berries in the bucket.
    went, had put
  • I __________ (go) to work when my car _________ (break) down
    was going, broke
  • The sun ________ (shine) brightly when I ________ (get) up this morning.
    was shining, got
  • She _________ (almost finish) washing the floor, but then she _________ (suddenly lose) her balance and _________ (fall) badly.
    had almost finished, suddenly lost, fell
  • While she _______ (do) her homework her brother _________ (play) football.
    was doing, was playing