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What ............... (they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?
What were they doing at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?
When he ............... (arrive) at the party, Julie had just left.
When he arrived at the party, Julie had just left.
It ................ (rain) and the pavement ..............(be) covered with puddles.
It had been raining and the pavement was covered with puddles.
Amy .............. (have) long hair.
Amy used to have long hair.
She................. (wear) her new coat to the party.
She wore her new coat to the party.
When I ............. (leave) the house, it ............. (snow).
When I left the house, it was snowing.
Maria was very pleased to see that John .............. (clean) the kitchen.
Julie was very pleased to see that John had cleaned the kitchen.
I ..................... (wait) for hours so I was really glad when the bus finally ................ (arrive).
I had been waiting for hours so I was really glad when the bus finally arrived.
When I lived in Italy, we .............. (go) to a little restaurant near our house.
When I lived in Italy, we would go to a little restaurant near our house.
..................... (you/sweep) all the broken glass yet?
Have you swept all the broken glass yet?
It ................ (be) a day last September. The sun ................(shine) and the birds ................ (sing) . I ................ (walk) along the street when I ................ (meet) an old friend.
It was a day last September. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. I was walking along the street when I met an old friend.
We .............. (already/eat) when John............... (come) home.
We had already eaten when John came home.
Lucy ....................... (hope) for a new car, so she was really pleased when she ................. (get) one.
Lucy had been hoping for a new car, so she was really pleased when she got one.
She ................ (hate) her job until she got a promotion.
She used to hate her job until she got a promotion.
I ...................... (write) three essays this week.
I have written three essays this week.
On holiday we ............... (visit) Rome, ............... (see) the Vatican, and ............... (spend) a few days at the beach.
On holiday we visited Rome, saw the Vatican, and spent a few days at the beach.
We ................(get) home to find that someone .................. (break) into the house.
We got home to find that someone had broken into the house.
I ..................... (see) John yesterday, but he .................. (run) so he was too tired to chat.
I saw John yesterday, but he had been running so he was too tired to chat.
We ..................... (have) a dog but we’ve got two now!
We didn't use to have a dog but we’ve got two now!
The house .................. (sell).
The house has been sold.
He ................ (be) so annoying! He ................ (always leave) his things everywhere.
He was so annoying! He was always leaving his things everywhere.
After arriving home, I realised I .................. (buy) any milk.
After arriving home, I realised I hadn't bought any milk.
They ................. (study) all day so when we ............... (meet) they .................. (be/exhaust).
They had been studying all day so when we met they were exhausted.
When he was at university, he .................. (always/sleep) until noon at the weekends.
When he was at university, he would always sleep until noon at the weekends.
I ................. (can) swim since I was five.
I have been able to swim since I was five.