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  • We were driving along the road when we ... (see) a car which ... (break) down, so we ...(stop) to help.
    We were driving along the road when we saw a car which had broken down, so we stopped to help.
  • The phone ... (ring) as soon as I ... (arrive) home.
    The phone rang as soon as I arrived home.
  • After you, boys and girls, ... (leave) the house, all your friends ... (start) to come round.
    After you, boys and girls, had left the house, all your friends started to come round.
  • "Was Paul at the party when you arrived?" "No, he ... (go) home."
    "No, he had gone home."
  • Sorry I'm late. The car ... (break) down on my way here
    The car broke down on my way here.
  • I felt very tired when I got home, so I ... (go) straight to bed.
    so, I went straight to bed.
  • Was Tom there when you arrived? Yes, but he ... (leave) soon afterwards.
    Yes, but he left soon afterwards.
  • Kate ... (not be) at home when I phoned. She ... (be) at her mother's house.
    Kate wasn't at home when I phoned. She was at her mother's house.
  • Yesterday Kevin ... (get) a phone call from Sally. He ... (be) very surprised. He ... (send) lots of emails, but she ... (never reply) to them.
    Yesterday Kevin got a phone call from Sally. He was very surprised. He had sent lots of emails, but she had never replied to them.
  • The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ... (go) to bed.
    Everybody had gone to bed.
  • Sarah ... (go) to a party last week. Paul ... (go) to the party too, but they ... (not see) each other.
    Sarah went to a party last week. Paul went to the party too, but they didn't see each other.
  • I ... (paint) when she... (phone) me.
    I had painted when she phoned me.
  • By the time the cat ... (realize) there was mouse, it ... (run) away.
    By the time the realized there was mouse, it had run away.