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I _____ (not talk) on the phone when you arrived
wasn't talking
She ______ (tell) me all of this already, but then I saw it for myself.
had told
I ____ (work) when the fire began.
was working
I thought he did the wrong thing.
he had done
He ______ (not/meet) his girlfriend when he ______ ______(live) in London
didn't meet / was living
He ____ (try) on clothes for hours when the shop assistant kicked us out
had been trying
I ____ (write) the emails by 6 pm, so I could leave.
had written
It hasn't rained last week.
didn't rain
I ____ (not meet) my friend's girlfriend while he ____ (recover) in hospital
wasn't meeting / was recovering
I was sad when I sold my car. I ______ (have) it for a very long time.
had had it
He had to sell his car. It ______ (give) him a lot of trouble for a long time.
had been giving
Both boys had black eyes when they got home. They were just fighting.
had just been fighting
Because they _____ (play) the game, we ____ (not go) shopping
were playing / didn't go
Sue ______ (not/read) all day. She was ill.
hadn't been reading
After we _____ (begin) to review the details, we didn't have time to finish.
had begun
At first I thought I did the right thing, but I soon realised that I make a big mistake.
I had done the right thing
I had made a big mistake
It ________ (not rain) that day so we decided to go out.
It hadn't been raining that day so we decided to go out.
I left home before my sister _______ (grow up).
had grown up
Sally looked tired. How long ______ (train) to the gym?
had she been training
We were really good friends. We had known each other since 10 years.
for 10 years