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Differentiating past tense

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  • The game ______ by the time we arrived. (not start)
    hadn't started
  • I _______ (look)out of the window and saw that people _____ (walk) in the park.
    was looking, were walking
  • When I _______(be) young, I __________(want) to be a pilot.
    was, wanted
  • He moved because he _______ a job in another place. (get)
    had gotten
  • When ________ (you buy) the car? – I ________ (buy) it a few years ago.
    did you buy, bought
  • It _______ (be) cold when we _______ (leave) the house that day.
    was, left
  • Everybody noticed that you ______ a mistake. (make)
    had made
  • They didn't want to have lunch because they ______. (already eat)
    had already eaten
  • Tom _________(fall) off the ladder while he __________(paint) the room.
    fell, was painting
  • He was exhausted because he _______ his bike for a long time. (ride)
    had been riding
  • Pop music _________ (play) when I ________ (go) into the room.
    was playing, went
  • I went to New York. I ______ about it for years. (dream)
    had been dreaming
  • When we ______ (see) the spaceship we _____(stop) the car.
    saw, stopped
  • I ________(meet) an old friend in town, while I ________(do ) the shopping.
    met, was doing
  • Her eyes were red. She ______. (cry)
    had been crying
  • It _____ (rain) when we _______ (come) out of the shopping centre.
    was raining, came
  • When he arrived, I _______ for him for an hour. (wait)
    had been waiting
  • He ______ (sit) in the garden when a wasp _______(sting) him in the nose.
    was sitting, stung
  • I ______ since early morning. (practice)
    had been practicing
  • Jessica ________(wear) a bright summer dress, when I ________ (see) her on the street.
    was wearing, saw
  • He had to leave because he ______ to pick Molly up. (arrange)
    had arranged
  • It _____ (snow) when I ____ (leave) home this morning.
    was snowing, left
  • They ______ to find the hotel all evening. (try)
    had been trying