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I ............... (get) a phone call from my mum and then I ............... (leave) home to visit my grandma.

got / left

I ... (not sleep) well for weeks, so I ... (decide) to go and see my doctor

hadn't been sleeping - decided

By the time I... (get) home, everyone ... (go) to bed.

got-had gone

I .................................. (not/buy) the dress because I hadn't brought enough money

didn't buy

When I ........... (get) to the airport I ................(discover) I ..........(forget) my passport.

got / discovered / had forgotten

They ... (take) off their clothes and ... (dive) into the river.

took-dived (dove)

When Julie ........... (get) home from her holiday, the flat ........... (be) a mess. John .........(have) a party.

got / was / had had

Before they .......... (move) to Liverpool, they......... (sell) everything.

moved / sold

When we ............. (arrive) at the station, we found out that the train .......................... (already/leave)

arrived / had already left

When we arrived at the station, we found out that the train .................................. (already/leave)

had already left

I got a phone call from my mum and then I ............... (leave) home to visit my grandma.

left

Tara ............... (ask) me to share the coursebook because she ................. (forget) hers.

asked / had forgotten

I ............. (leave) the house, .............. (go) to the shops and .......... (buy) some eggs

left / went / bought

When I arrived at the cinema, the film ............................ (already, start).

had already started

.......................... (have) a shower when the doorbell .................... (ring)

was having, rang

When we .............. (come) back, it ............ (be) cold in the house because Alice .............(not / close) the windows.

came / was / hadn't closed

Chris cleaned the carpet because his friend ............................ (spill) coffee on it the night before.

had spilled/had spilt

I was exhausted because we ................... (walk) for 6 hours.

had been walking

As I ........ (ride) to school yesterday I.......(see) a car accident.

was riding-saw

We ............ (lose) the match because we ........ (not / practise) the days before.

lost / hadn't practised

When I................ (get) up this morning, it ............................... (rain) very hard.

got / was raining

As soon as Mary got home, she.............................(take off) her heels.

took off

Chris ................... (clean) the carpet because his friend ............................ (spill) coffee on it the night before.

cleaned / had spilt or had spilled

The room was empty, but it... (be) in a mess – someone ... (have) a party!

was-had had (had been having)

It ............(start) raining while they ......................(wait) They .................(be) there for more than fifteen minutes so they were soaked.

started / were waiting / had been

I was exhausted because we ................... (walk) for 6 hours.

had been walking

Even though we .................(study) all morning, we ................... (not understand) the maths problem

had studied /didn't understand

As I .............................. (get) ready for bed the phone ........................ (ring)

was getting / rang

I ... (not know) what I .... (do) to make my brother so angry.

didn’t know /had done

I .................................. (chat) with my neighbour when the car accident ............... (happen).

was chatting / happened

Sarah asked me to share the coursebook because she .......................... (forget) hers.

had forgotten

Sam........................ (be) broke because he ............................................. (just / buy) a car.

was, had just bought

Mary .......................................... (cry) all night, so her face ....................................... (be) red and puffy.

had been crying, was

..............(you / eat) anything before you ............... (go) to the theatre?

Had you eaten / go

You ... (hit) the tree because you ... (drive) too fast.

hit-were driving

When I got up this morning, it ............................... (rain) very hard.

was raining

........................ (you, sleep) when I ................... (get) home?

Were you sleeping, got

I ....(walk) down the street when a man ... (grab) my bag.

was walking - grabbed

I left the house, .............. (go) to the shops and bought some eggs.

went

Just as I ................................. (get) ready for bed, the phone rang.

was getting

When the good news ....(come) ,we ....(expect) it.

came / weren’t expecting

Someone.........(steal) my bike because I .......(forget) to lock it.

stole- had forgotten

We ....(be) delighted to find the book we.....(look for) since that morning.

were / had been looking

The fire .....(destroy) the building by the time the fire brigade ....(arrive)

had destroyed/arrived.

Before he ................. (join) this company, he ......................... (work) in a bank for five years.

joined / had been working or had worked

At school, Jim quickly .............. (copy) the homework that he ........... (not/do)

copied / hadn't done

I .................................. (chat) with my neighbour when the car accident happened in front of us.

was chatting

Before he joined this company, he ............................... (work) in a bank for five years.

had been working

I ............................ (not/buy) the dress because I .................... (not/bring) enough money

didn't buy / hadn't brought