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  • I saw Jim at the train station. He ... (wait) for his business partner to arrive from NY.
    was waiting
  • What ................. you ................... (do) yesterday at 6?
    were you doing
  • He ... (walk) when he ...(slip) on a banana skin.
    was walking / slipped
  • She ... (go) out a lot when she was younger. past habit
    used to go
  • Bob was really happy! He ... (sign) an important contract.
    had signed
  • The bar _________ (close) by the time we ______________ (arrive)
    had closed / arrived
  • We ______ (break up) because I ________ (accuse) him of cheating
    broke up / accused / had accused
  • She ... (drive) a car, while he ... (play) the guitar.
    was driving / was playing
  • Aleksander _____(not/take) a photo because he _____ (break) his camera.
    didn't take / had broken
  • They ... (clean) the window when it ...(start) to rain.
    were cleaning / started
  • First, he ... (read) the message. Then, he ... (call) his boss to inform him about the accident.
    read / called
  • I ________________ (have) a shower when somebody knocked on my door.
    was having
  • She ... (finish) work before she met her friends
    had finished
  • She ................. (buy) a new dress last month.
    bought
  • He ... (visit) Las Vegas last year.
    visited
  • First she ... (pay) the driver, then she ...(get out) of the taxi.
    paid / got out
  • When did you sing last?
    ...
  • In 1939 the Second World War ______ (start)
    started
  • James got wet because he ______ (forget) to bring his umbrella.
    had forgotten
  • People ... (travel) by carriage in those days. past habit
    used to travel / traveled
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