When I arrived home, my mother ____________ (try) to call me.
She ____________ (call) twice before seeing me.
We ____________ ( study) those papers when John told us about the test.
You ____________ ( do) your home work.
We had no car by the end of the year. We ____________ (sell) our old one.
I spoke to Susan at noon; someone ____________ (tell) her the news earlier.
The plane ____________ (take off) when we got to the airport.
I was so tired last night. I ____________ (have) such a terrible day.
The shop was closed because the shop assistant ………………………..(leave) before closing time.
The robbers ____________ (steal) all the money when the alarm rung.
1) When I arrived at the cinema, the film ____________________ (start).
2) She ____________________ (live) in China before she went to Thailand.
3) After they _____________ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.
4) If you ________________ (listen) to me, you would have got the job.
5) Julie didn’t arrive until after I ____________________ (leave).
6) When we ____________________ (finish) dinner, we went out.
7) The garden was dead because it _____________ (be) dry all summer.
8) He ____________________ (meet) her before somewhere.
9) We were late for the plane because we ___________ (forgot) our
passports.
10) She told me that she _____________ (study) a lot before the exam.
11) The grass was yellow because it _____________ (not / rain) all summer.
12) The lights went off because we ___________________ (not / pay) the
electricity bill.
13) The children ____________(not / do) their homework, so they were in trouble.
14. They ___________________ (not / eat) so we went to a restaurant.
15) We couldn’t go into the concert because we _____________ (not/bring) our tickets.
16) She said that she _______________ (not / visit) the UK before.
17) Julie and Anne _________________ (not / meet) before the party.
18) I ___________________ (not / have) breakfast when he arrived.
19) He ___________________ (not / use) email before, so I showed him how to
use it.
20) You ___________________ (not / study) for the test, so you were very
nervous.
