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  • By the time I came back, Mike and Jane _____ , so I couldn't tell them about it. (leave, already)
    had already left
  • Luckily, the play __________ by the time we arrived at the theatre. (not, start)
    hadn't started
  • Yesterday I went to an interesting museum that I ________ before. (visit)
    hadn't visited
  • No-one even noticed when I got home. They _________ the big game on TV. (all watch)
    were all watching
  • We _______ to the cinema last week. (go)
    went
  • I ____________ you yesterday because my telephone was out of order. (not, call)
    didn't call
  • Did you finish your homework before you _________ to the cinema? (go)
    went
  • I wanted to ask my son for help, but I saw that he ____________ , and I decided not to wake him up. (sleep)
    was sleeping
  • While the plumber _______ the washing machine, I was watching the news. (repair)
    was repairing
  • I was exhausted at the end of the exam. I _____________ for over two hours. (write)
    had been writing
  • By the time we arrived, she ________ for us at the train station for three hours. (wait)
    had been waiting
  • I burned my finger while I ___________ breakfast. (cook)
    was cooking
  • They didn't want to watch the film because they ________ it before. (see)
    had seen
  • He __________ for twenty years when he finally quit smoking. (smoke)
    had been smoking
  • He was waiting for his bus at the bus stop when the robbers ________ him. (attack)
    attacked
  • I _________ to Mike at the party. He'd already left when I got there. (not, speak)
    didn't speak
  • He __________ a new car last month, but he doesn't really like it. (buy)
    bought
  • __________ when the teacher walked in? (the students, argue)
    Were the students arguing ...
  • When I woke up the sun ___________, but later it started to rain. (shine)
    was shining
  • Christopher Columbus ______ America in 1492. (discover)
    discovered