Complete the sentences for situations in the 7.

They didn't want to watch the film because

past. Decide which tense you need to use.
they ..it before.
8. The accident happened while we
1. A plumber (come) to our house to Scotland.
yesterday.
1. He a new car last month, but he doesn't
2. He (want) to repair our
really like it.
washing machine that (break)
a few days before.
bought was buying had bought
3. Before he (ring) at my door, he had been buying

(look) for a parking space for 2. I burned my finger while I breakfast.

about ten minutes.

4. While the plumber (repair) the

was cooking had cooked had been
washing machine, I (watch) cooking
the news.
3. By the time I came back, Mike and Jane , so
5. Suddenly, I (realise) that they I couldn't tell them about it.
(show) our street on TV.

6. The reporter (say) that a car were already leaving had already left
had already been leaving
(crash) into a stop sign just
before reaching the crossroads. 4. He for twenty years when he finally quit
smoking.
7. While I (listen) carefully to

what (happen) , someone

smoked was smoking had been
(knock) at my door. smoking

8. I (open) the door and 5. I you yesterday because my telephone was

(see) a police officer standing out of order.
there.

9. He (ask) for the plumber. didn't call hadn't called hadn't been
calling
10. As it (turn) out, it
6. He was waiting for his bus at the bus stop when
(be) our plumbers car that
the robbers him.
(roll) down the street.
11. In his haste, the plumber
attacked were attacking had attacked
(forget) to put the handbrake
on.hiplumber knocked on the door. had been attacking

1. Did you finish your homework before you 7. I wanted to ask my son for help, but I saw that
he , and I decided not to wake him up.
to the cinema?
2. The singer was awful. We left after she
..her first song. slept was sleeping had slept had
3. When I woke up the sun.., been sleeping

but later it started to rain. 8. Yesterday I went to an interesting museum that

4. When the teacher walked in? I before.
5. Luckily, the play by the
time we arrived at the theatre. didn't visit wasn't visiting hadn't
6. I ..to Mike at the party. He'd visited
already left when I got there.
9. By the time we arrived, she for us at the
train station for three hours. c) Apart from the delays at the airport, they were
enjoying their holiday last year.

waited was waiting had been waiting d) I didn't know you had bought a new house.

10. Christopher Columbus America in 1492. e) What did you wear to the wedding last week.

discovered was discovering had f) When I woke up in the morning I remembered

exactly what happened.
discovered had been discovering
g) 'What a disaster of a week
h) We all wanted to believe her but we suspected she was lying.