Complete the gaps using an appropriate past form of the verb.

 Garry 11.___________ (teach) in Manchester for 12 year before he 12.____________ (get) a post in Oxford.

 13.______________ (you/see) the lightning last night? – No, I 14.____________ (sleep).

 Mike was tired. He 15.__________ (clean) the house since early in the morning.

 What 16. ____________ (Jill/say) when I _____________ (walk) in? – Oh, nothing. She 17. ___________ (talk) about her mum.

 They 18.______________(wait) for two hours before Ann finally 19._________ (arrive).

 By the time Bob 20.______________ (come) home, Laura 21.___________(cook) dinner.

 Harry 22.____________________ (write) several pages before he 23._____________(realize) he was off the point.

 James 23.__________ (paint) the house for hours before he 24.____________ (take) a break.

 He 25. __________ (just/ finish) packing his backpack, when Jill 26.______________(arrive).

 Who 27. ______________ (you/talk) to on the phone when I 28. ____________ (come) in?

11.was teaching12.got13.Did you see14.was sleeping15.cleaned16.Did Jill say when i was walking in17.was talking18.were waiting19.arrived20.came21.was cooking22.was writing 23.realized23.was painting24.took25.has just finished 26.arrived27.were you talking28.came

11 had been teaching 12 got

13 did you see 14 was sleeping

15 had been cleaning

16 was Jill saying -walked 17 was talking

18 had been waiting 19 arrived

20 came 21 had cooked

22 had written 23 realized

24 had been painting 26 took

27 were you talking 28 came