They _________ (leave) before we arrived.
were leaving
had left
left
Before we moved here, we _________ (live) in London.
had lived
lived
were living
She _________ (wait) for an hour before the bus came.
was waiting
waited
had waited
I _________ (see) that movie before, so I didn’t want to watch it again.
had seen
was seeing
saw
We _________ (arrive) at the airport two hours ago.
arrived
were arriving
had arrived
While I _________ (walk) to school, I saw an old friend.
walked
was walking
had walked
He _________ (forget) his umbrella at home this morning.
was forgetting
had forgotten
forgot
By the time we arrived, the movie _________ (start).
was starting
had started
started
I _________ (lose) my keys yesterday and couldn't get into my house.
lost
was losing
had lost
She _________ (finish) her homework and then watched TV.
finished
had finished
was finishing
He fell asleep while he _________ (watch) TV.
had watched
watched
was watching
We _________ (have) dinner at a nice restaurant last night.
had had
were having
had
While they _________ (play) football, it started to rain.
had played
were playing
played
He _________ (work) there for five years before he quit.
had worked
was working
worked
She was really tired because she _________ (study) all night.
had studied
was studying
studied
When he entered the room, everyone _________ (talk).
talked
had talked
was talking
They _________ (never/be) to Paris before their honeymoon.
had never been
never were
were never
I _________ (finish) my homework before my mom got home.
was finishing
finished
had finished
We _________ (have) dinner when the lights went out.
were having
had
had had
They _________ (buy) a new car last weekend.
bought
were buying
had bought
The teacher _________ (explain) the lesson and then gave us some exercises.
explained
was explaining
had explained
She _________ (already/eat) dinner before we invited her.
had already eaten
already ate
was already eating
We were tired because we _________ (walk) all day.
were walking
walked
had walked
By the time she called, I _________ (already/go) to bed.
had already gone
already went
was already going
I _________ (read) when my phone rang.
read
was reading
had read