Past Sim/ Past Con/ Past Perfect/ Past Perfect Con

I ______________________ (have) a shower when the postman ______________________ (arrive).

• had / arrived

• was having / arrived

• had had / arrived

• had been having / arrived

Sandra ______________________ (drop) her bag while she ______________________ (run) for the bus.

• dropped/ran

• dropped/was running

• had dropped/was running

• had dropped/ ran

He ______________________ (read) the letter when he suddenly __________________ (start) to laugh.

• read/started

• was reading/started

• had read/ started

• had been reading/ started

By the time they __________________ (arrive) at the theatre, the play ____________________ (already/start).

• arrived/ already started

• arrived/ had already started

• had arrived/already started

• had arrived/ had already started

He only realised he __________________ (lose) his keys when he __________________ (get) to his front door.

• lost/got

• was losing/had got

• had lost/got

• had been losing/had lost

I __________________ (be) delighted when I __________________ (find) my keys. I __________________ (look) for them for hours.

• was/had found/looked

• was/found/had looked

• was/found/had been looking

• was/had found/had been looking

She __________________ (be) exhausted because she __________________ (work) since eight o'clock that morning.

• was/ worked

• was/was working

• was/ had worked

• was/ had been working

Peter __________________ (be) Sally's best friend. She __________________ (know) him all her life.

• was/ knew

• was/was knowing

• was/had known

• was/had been knowing

Everything was white because it _______________________ (snow) since last night.

I __________________ (not / see) Jacob for several years, but I recognised him immediately.