While I ______ to work, I saw a deer crossing the road., had walked, was walking, walked, By the time we arrived at the station, the train ______., had left, left, had been leaving, She was exhausted because she ______ all night., studied, had studied, had been studying, Yesterday I ______ my room and then I met my friends., cleaned, was cleaning, had cleaned, They ______ football when it suddenly started to rain., had played, played, were playing, I didn't recognize him because I ______ him for over ten years., wasn't seeing, hadn't seen, didn't see, While my brother ______ dinner, I was setting the table., had cooked, cooked, was cooking, We ______ for an hour before the bus finally arrived., had been waiting, waited, had waited, After she ______ the report, she emailed it to her manager., finished, had finished, was finishing, The children ______ quietly, so the teacher didn't notice them., were playing, played, had played, My legs hurt because I ______ for three hours., walked, had been walking, had walked, Last weekend we ______ to the mountains and had a picnic., had gone, were going, went, I ______ TV when the lights suddenly went out., had watched, was watching, watched, They ______ the project before the deadline, so everyone was relieved., had been completing, completed, had completed, Before I moved to London, I ______ abroad., had never lived, never lived, had never been living

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