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  • The doctor ______already_____ (call) me by the time I _______ (arrive) to his office
    had called / arrived
  • I read/ was reading while my sister had watched/ was watching TV
    was reading, was watching
  • She ______ already _______ (take) some cooking classes before she started her career as a chef
    had / taken
  • We were going/went to the cinema and then ate/had eaten a pizza
    went, ate
  • Today, before I left my house I had drunk/ was drinking two cups of coffee
    had drunk
  • Columbus _________ (discover) America in 1492
    discovered
  • He ___________ (get) his first job 2 years before he graduated
    had gotten
  • The thieves ___________ (run) away long before the police arrived to the scene
    had run
  • She _________ (finish) her exam by the time the fire alarm went on
    had finished
  • She __________(start) University the 1st April 2015
    started
  • I bought/had bought my first house before I started working as a lawyer
    had bought
  • What _________ you ________ (do) when the lights went off?
    were / doing
  • Last year, she ________ (see) her family in Madrid
    saw
  • Yesterday I _________ (go) to the supermarket and ________ (visit) some friends
    went, visited
  • He was taking/ took a shower when there was a power cut
    was taking
  • While I was swimming/ had swum in the river when the storm started/ was starting
    was swimming, started
  • He _________ (run) towards the thief when he _________ (fall)
    was running / fell
  • While I ____________ (travel) around Europe, I _________ (make) wonderful friends
    was travelling / made
  • I was doing exercise when you ________ (call) me
    called
  • I remember that day, the sun _________ (shine) and the birds _________ (sing)
    was shining/ were singing