Choose the right tense
I ____ (wake up) before my alarm rang.
I had woken up before my alarm rang.
She felt awful in the morning because she _____ (go to bed) at 2 am.
She felt awful in the morning because she had gone to bed at 2 am.
I ____ (wait) for an hour before the bus ____ (arrive).
I had been waiting for an hour before the bus arrived.
I had been being swum before you came
I had been swimming before you came.
Paul ____ (repair) his car for a week before he finally called the mechanic.
Pauld had been repairing his car for a week before he finally called the mechanic.
Robin ____ (wait) for ages before his friends arrived and told him that everything was settled.
Robin had been waiting for ages before his friends arrived and told him that everything was settled.
I ____ (pass) the exams with flying colours, because I ____ (study) hard for the whole semester.
I passed the exams with flying colours because I had been studying hard for the whole semester.
Why was the kitchen so dirty? What had you be doing?
Why was the kitchen so dirty? What had you been doing?
Melany ____ (clean) her house by the time the guests arrived.
Melany had cleaned her house by the time the guests arrived.
He couldn't go on a skiing trip because he ____ (break) his arm.
He couldn't go on a skiing trip because he had broken his arm.
I ____ (look for) the keys for 20 minutes when I ____ (find) them under the sofa.
I had been looking for the keys for 20 minutes when I found them under the sofa.
I couldn't finish my dessert because I was eating a lot of pizza.
I couldn't finish my dessert because I had eaten a lot of pizza.
The sales manager _____ (describe) the advantages of his product for about half an hour before I agreed to buy some samples.
The sales manager had been describing the advantages of his product for about half an hour before I agreed to buy some samples.
We ____ (know) for a long time that the company was going to close.
We had known for a long time that the company was going to close.
After the bell ____ (ring), the students ____ (leave) the classroom.
After the bell had rung, the students left the classroom.
When I got on the bus, I had noticed that I forgot my cellphone.
When I got on the bus, I noticed that I had forgotten my cellphone.
You ____ (leave) the party by the time everything happened.
You had left the party by the time everything happened.
We were supposed to sit in the airport hall for 3 more hours because our flight _____ (delay).
We were supposed to sit in the airport hall for 3 more hours because our flight had been delayed.
She ____ (decide) to read a book after she ____ (tuck in) the kids.
She decided to read a book after she had tucked the kids in.
We were living in Madrid before we came here.
We had been living in Madrid before we came here.