1. We (queue) were queuing at the box office when the tickets ran out.

2. Kate (swim) had been swimming for an hour when her coach asked her to rest a little
bit.
3. When we (arrive) arrived at the station, the train had already left.
4. When the teacher finally turned up, we (wait) had been waiting for more than an hour.
5. We (know) had known each other for 5 years when we got married.
6. It (rain) was raining this morning when I got up.
7. We had to stop because it started raining after we (play) had been playing rugby for
about 15 minutes and the field was immediately flooded.
8. Every day we 4 would get up (get up) very early and my father 5 would take
(take) some eggs for breakfast.
9. My little sister (eat) had eaten all the pie before we got back home.
10. While John (sit) was sitting in the garden, it suddenly began to rain.
11. By the time I (find) had found the address, I was 10 minutes late.
12. When the oral examiner arrived, the students (wait) had been waiting for more than
three hours.
13. The pretty girl smiled the moment she (see) saw her boyfriend.
14. After my friends (light) had lit the barbecue, they started to prepare the salad.
15. When I was a child we 1 used to live (live) in a cabin in the mountains. Back
then, we 2 didn’t use to have (not have) much money; that’s why we 3 used to
have (have) vegetables and chickens in our back garden.
16. I (still, have) was still having breakfast when they called me.
17. We (play) had been playing football for 5 minutes when the storm broke out.
18. When the doctor arrived, father (lie) had been lying unconscious for some time.
19. My neighbour (swear) swore loudly after bumping into the doorway.
20. I didn't know her. I (never see) had never seen her before.
21. When I woke up this morning, the sun (shine) was shining.
22. By the time I got to the station, the train (leave) had left.
23. The weather in summer 6 used to be (be) really nice. There was a lake
near the house; we 7 would go (go) there to have a swim every
morning. Later, in the afternoon my brothers and I 8 would go (go)
fishing, and in the evening my mother 9 would cook (cook) whatever
we had caught. It was fantastic!
1. We (queue) __________________ at the box office when the tickets ran out.
2. Kate (swim__________________ for an hour when her coach asked her to rest a little
bit.
3. When we (arrive) __________________ at the station, the train had already left.
4. When the teacher finally turned up, we (wait) __________________ for more than an
hour.
5. We (know) __________________ each other for 5 years when we got married.
6. It (rain) __________________ this morning when I got up.
7. We had to stop because it started raining after we (play) __________________ rugby
for about 15 minutes and the field was immediately flooded.
8. Every day we (get up) ________________very early and my father (take)______________ some
eggs for breakfast.
9. My little sister (eat) __________________ all the pie before we got back home.
10. While John (sit) __________________ in the garden, it suddenly began to rain.
11. By the time I (find) __________________ the address, I was 10 minutes late.
12. When the oral examiner arrived, the students (wait) __________________ for more
than three hours.
13. The pretty girl smiled the moment she (see) __________________ her boyfriend.
14. After my friends (light) __________________ the barbecue, they started to prepare the
salad.
15. When I was a child we (live)___________________ in a cabin in the mountains. Back then, we
(not have) __________________much money; that’s why we (have)_______________
vegetables and chickens in our back garden.
16. I (still, have) __________________ breakfast when they called me.
17. We (play) __________________ football for 5 minutes when the storm broke out.
18. When the doctor arrived, father (lie) __________________ unconscious for some time.
19. My neighbour (swear) __________________ loudly after bumping into the doorway.
20. I didn't know her. I (never see) __________________ her before.
21. When I woke up this morning, the sun (shine) __________________.
22. By the time I got to the station, the train (leave) __________________.
23. Many years ago, the weather in summer (be) ______________really nice. There was a lake near
our house; we (go) ______________there to have a swim every morning. Later, in the
afternoon my brothers and (go)_____________ fishing, and in the evening my mother
(cook)_______________ whatever we had caught. It was fantastic!