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(They / talk) on the phone for 30 minutes when (I / get) home.

They had been talking; I got

verb: tear (simple past, past perfect)

SP: tore; PP: had torn

(We / study) marine biology for two years when (we / finish) our degree.

We had been studying; we finished

It (rain) for two weeks when the sun finally came out.

had rained

was raining

had been raining

verb: forget (simple past, past perfect)

SP: forgot; PP: had forgotten

(1st: Dianne stopped driving.) (2nd: She texted her boyfriend.)

Dianne had stopped diriving when/before she texted her boyfriend.

(John / die) before his son (Washington / take over) as chief engineer.

John (had) died; Washiongton took over

(Sara / see already) the movie, so (she / not want) to go with us.

Sara had already seen/She already saw; she didn't want

The audience (stand) in line for hours to buy tickets when they canceled the concert.

had been standing

had stood

When (the package / arrive), (they . expect) it for three weeks.

the package arrived; they had been expecting

verb: want (simple past, past perfect)

SP: wanted; PP: had wanted

My friend (see) Lila Downs in concert, so we decided not to go.

had already seen

had already been seeing

(1st: The filming finished.) (2nd: The bus arrived.)

The filming had finished when/before the bus arrived.

By the time I (find) the news, everyone had heard about it.

had found

had been finding

found

was finding

verb: lose (past continuous, past perfect continuous)

PC: was/were losing; PPC: had been losing

(Nancy / be) engaged to someone else when (she / met) Jonathan.

Nancy had been engaged / Nancy was; she met

(Leo / stop) to look at the shoes in the windows when (his friends / arrive).

Leo had stopped; his friends arrived

Marian (decide) to take action when she got tired of waiting.

was deciding

had been deciding

decided

The house was completely dark when I got home because the family (go) to bed.

had gone

had been going

My brother (win) the swim meet when the diving competition began.

had already been winning

had already won

verb: strike (past continuous, past perfect continuous)

PC: was/were striking; PPC: had been striking

(I / walk) to school while (it / rain).

I was walking; I was raining

(Jane / help) the people for thriteen years before (she / decide) to retire.

Jane had been helping; she decided

(1st: Lisa thought of buying the sweater for hours.) (2nd: Someone bought it.)

Lisa had been thinking of buying the jacket when/before someone bought it.

(Mr. Roebling / try) to convince people for a long time before (the project / become) a reality.

Mr. Roebling had been trying; the project became

(They / send) several messages to the company before (they / recieve) a response.

They (had) sent; they received

He (take) a nap while the burglar was searching his house.

had taken

had been taking

was taking

Mr. Green (wait) for a phone call all morning when someone knocked on the door.

had waited

had been waiting

waited

was waiting

verb: throw (past continuous, past perfect continous)

PC: was/were throwing; PFC: had been throwing

(Emily / study) engineering while (her husband / give) orders for her to carry out.

Emily was studying; her husband was giving

The women's tennis team (practice) on a grass court four times before today's event started.

had been practicing

had practiced

Before (I / realize) it, (I / learn) to speak English pretty well.

I realized; I (had) learned

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