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