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They _____(cycle) all day so their legs were sore in the evening.

Theyhad been cycling all day so their legs were sore in the evening.

I _______ (not / walk) for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.

I hadn't been walking for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.

We _____ (sleep) for 12 hours when he woke us up.

We had been sleeping for 12 hours when he woke us up.

What did you wear to the wedding last week? (Correct/Wrong)

Correct

We didn't go to this restaurant before. (Correct/Wrong)

Wrong. We hadn't gone to this restaurant before

My friend ___ (be) to the restaurant before, so she knew exactly what to order.

My friend had been to the restaurant before, so she knew exactly what to order.

By the time we ran back to the flat to close the window, the bird _____ (escape)

By the time we ran back to the flat to close the window, the bird had escaped

While I ____ (watch) the film, there was a power-cut

While I was watching the film, there was a power-cut

No-one even noticed when I got home. They______(all watch) the big game on TV.

8. No-one even noticed when I got home. They were all watching the big game on TV.

Please step out of the car, Mr. Jones. Do you realise you_____(drive) at over 90mph?

Please step out of the car, Mr. Jones. Do you realise you were driving at over 90mph?

I was exhausted at the end of the exam. I _____(write) for over two hours.

I was exhausted at the end of the exam. I had been writing for over two hours.

I ______ (open) the door and ______ (see) a police officer standing there.

I opened the door and saw a police officer standing there.

Suddenly, I ______ (realise) that they ______ (show) our street on TV.

Suddenly, I realised that they were showing our street on TV.

While the plumber ______ (repair) the washing machine, I ______ (watch) the news.

While the plumber was repairing the washing machine, I was watching the news.

Before he _____ (ring) at my door, he _____ (look) for a parking space for about ten minutes.

Before he rang at my door, he had been looking for a parking space for about ten minutes.

A plumber _____ (come) to our house yesterday.

A plumber came to our house yesterday.

When their mum got home, the boys _____ (watch) TV for two hours.

When their mum got home, the boys had been watching TV for two hours.

Yesterday at nine, he ______ (sit) in front of his computer.

Yesterday at nine, he was sitting in front of his computer.

A bird ____ (Poo) on the window that I had cleaned only a minute before.

A bird pooed on the window that I had cleaned only a minute before.

We _____ (go) to the cinema last week.

We went to the cinema last week.