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