1) Yesterday I ___________ a phone call a) got b) had gotten c) was getting 2) I ______________ my dog when the phone rang, so I missed the call. a) walked b) was walking c) had walked 3) I _____________ back home before I saw the missed call. a) arrived b) was arriving c) had arrived 4) I ____________ to the voicemail and realised it was my flatmate, Lily. a) listened b) had been listening c) was listening 5) Lily and I _____________ each other for years before we moved in together. a) knew b) were knowing c) had known 6) Lily ______________ to plan a holiday, but had never had the time. a) wanted b) was wanting c) had been wanting 7) I _____________ to call her back. a) decided b) was deciding c) had been deciding 8) My mum _____________ lasagne for dinner. It was delicious a) was cooking b) had been cooking c) cooked 9) My mum _____________ at the same company for 20 years when she got fired. a) was working b) had been working c) worked 10) After I __________ my dinner, I read a book. a) had finished b) was finishing c) had been finishing 11) It _______________ for 5 hours when we decided to give up on our walk. a) rained b) was raining c) had been raining 12) Lily _________ Italy last year. She ___________ 5 times already. a) visited / had been visiting b) was visiting / visited c) visited / had been 13) I ____________ my dog when I __________ Lily in the park. a) walked / saw b) was walking / saw c) had walked / was seeing 14) My parents _______________ to surprise me. a) were deciding b) decided c) had been deciding 15) When I ___________ young, I _________ of visiting New York. a) was / dreamed b) had been / had been dreaming c) was / was dreaming

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