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My parents ______ (send) me to a private school until I was 12.
My parents SENT me to a private school until I was 12.
My brother and I _________ (never allow) to chew gum when we were young.
My brother and I WERE NEVER ALLOWED to chew gum when we were young.
I didn't know who was responsible because I ______ (not work) there long.
I didn't know who was responsible because I HADN'T BEEN WORKING (not work) there long.
It was my birthday last week and my grandad _____ (give) me a new laptop.
It was my birthday last week and my grandad GAVE me a new laptop.
There ____ (be) a number of different reasons for our divorce.
There WERE a number of different reasons for our divorce.
When the explosion happened, hundreds of people _____ (pass) through the airport.
When the explosion happened, hundreds of people WERE PASSING through the airport.
When I heard the phone ring, I _____ (stop) writing to answer it.
When I heard the phone ring, I STOPPED writing to answer it.
Amy ____ (read), so she didn't see me walking past.
Amy WAS READING, so she didn't see me walking past.
I ____ (have) piano lessons every week from the age of six onwards.
I HAD piano lessons every week from the age of six onwards.
We decided to leave the beach because it _____ (get) dark and we wanted to get home while there was still some light.
We decided to leave the beach because it WAS GETTING dark and we wanted to get home while there was still some light.
Sorry, I couldn't come on Friday, but I _____ (work) on my project.
Sorry, I couldn't come on Friday, but I WAS WORKING on my project.
The Hubble Space Telescope _____ (put) into orbit around the Earth in 1990.
The Hubble Space Telescope WAS PUT into orbit around the Earth in 1990.
The Industrial Revolution ______ (attract) many people from the country to the city.
The Industrial Revolution ATTRACTED many people from the country to the city.
Since the hotel had a pool, ______ you _____ (swim) every day?
Since the hotel had a pool, DID you SWIM every day?
______ Jessica already ______ (think) of leaving university before she failed her first year exams?
WAS Jessica already THINKING of leaving university before she failed her first year exams?
Luckily, I _____ (just/reach) the end of my essay when the teacher ____ (tell) us all to put our pens down.
Luckily, I HAD JUST REACHED the end of my essay when the teacher TOLD us all to put our pens down.
We ______ (do) everything we had to do by five, so we _____ (decide) to go out for a coffee.
We HAD DONE everything we had to do by five, so we DECIDED to go out for a coffee.
I ______ (want) Mrs Thomas's young son to touch my ornaments because I _____ (just/clean) them.
I DIDN'T WANT Mrs Thomas's young son to touch my ornaments because I HAD JUST CLEANED them.
My mum WAS annoyed with me because I HAD FORGOTTEN to get milk when I was at the shop.
I _____ (get) Janine a book for her birthday, but she ____ (read) it before.
I GOT Janine a book for her birthday, but she HAD READ it before.
The ambulance _____ (leave) by the time the reporters _____ (get) to the scene of the accident.
The ambulance HAD LEFT by the time the reporters GOT to the scene of the accident.
Before I ______ (meet) Dr Christian, I _______ (see) a number of different specialtists.
Before I MET Dr Christian, I HAD SEEN a number of different specialtists.
It _____ (be) only the second time I _____ (ever/be) in a helicopter.
It WAS only the second time I HAD EVER BEEN in a helicopter.
Up to the moment when Mr O'Donnell ____ (say) 'You're fired', I _____ (have) no idea why he wanted to see me.
Up to the moment when Mr O'Donnell SAID 'You're fired', I HAD HAD no idea why he wanted to see me.
When Tonya _____ (finish) eating, she ____ (ask) the waiter to bring the bill.
When Tonya HAD FINISHED eating, she ASKED the waiter to bring the bill.