We _________ (have) dinner when the lights went out.
had
had had
were having
They ________ (know) each other for years before they married.
had been knowing
had known
were knowing
She _________ (already/eat) dinner before we invited her.
already ate
had already eaten
was already eating
They _________ (buy) a new car last weekend.
bought
had bought
were buying
He ______ (call) her five times before she answered.
had called
was calling
had been calling
She was really tired because she _________ (study) all night.
was studying
had been studying
had studied
When he entered the room, everyone _________ (talk).
had talked
was talking
talked
He was upset because he _______ (want) that car for months.
had been wanting
wanted
had wanted
We were tired because we _________ (walk) all day.
were walking
walked
had been walking
By the time we arrived, the movie _________ (start).
had started
started
was starting
I _________ (lose) my keys yesterday and couldn't get into my house.
lost
had lost
was losing
She _______ (have) that house since 2010.
had been having
was having
had had
While I _________ (walk) to school, I saw an old friend.
walked
had walked
was walking
She _________ (wait) for an hour before the bus came.
was waiting
had waited
waited
They _________ (leave) before we arrived.
were leaving
left
had left
By the time she called, I _________ (already/go) to bed.
already went
had already gone
was already going
I _________ (see) that movie before, so I didn’t want to watch it again.
was seeing
had seen
saw
I _________ (finish) my homework before my mom got home.
had finished
was finishing
finished
He fell asleep while he _________ (watch) TV.
watched
was watching
had watched
While they _________ (play) football, it started to rain.
had played
played
were playing
She _________ (finish) her homework and then watched TV.
had finished
was finishing
finished
The teacher _________ (explain) the lesson and then gave us some exercises.
had explained
explained
was explaining
He _________ (forget) his umbrella at home this morning.
was forgetting
forgot
had forgotten
They _________ (never/be) to Paris before their honeymoon.
were never
never were
had never been