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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.

100

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.

100

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.

100

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.

100

There ____ (be) a number of different reasons for our divorce.

There WERE a number of different reasons for our divorce.

200

When the explosion happened, hundreds of people _____ (pass) through the airport.

When the explosion happened, hundreds of people WERE PASSING through the airport.

200

When I heard the phone ring, I _____ (stop) writing to answer it.

When I heard the phone ring, I STOPPED writing to answer it.

200

Amy ____ (read), so she didn't see me walking past.

Amy WAS READING, so she didn't see me walking past.

200

I ____ (have) piano lessons every week from the age of six onwards.

I HAD piano lessons every week from the age of six onwards.

200

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.

300

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.

300

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.

300

The Industrial Revolution ______ (attract) many people from the country to the city.

The Industrial Revolution ATTRACTED many people from the country to the city.

300

Since the hotel had a pool, ______ you _____ (swim) every day?

Since the hotel had a pool, DID you SWIM every day?

300

______ 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?

400

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.

400

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.

400

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.

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My mum ____ (be) annoyed with me because I _____ (forget) to get milk when I was at the shop.

My mum WAS annoyed with me because I HAD FORGOTTEN to get milk when I was at the shop.

400

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.

500

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.

500

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.

500

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.

500

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.

500

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.