1) When I arrived at the cinema, the film ________. a) started b) was starting c) had started d) had been starting 2) She ________ to visit her grandmother every Sunday when she was a child. a) went b) was going c) had gone d) had been going 3) By the time we reached the station, the train ________. a) left b) was leaving c) had left d) had been leaving 4) I ________ for hours, yet he never showed up. a) waited b) was waiting c) had waited d) had been waiting 5) They ________ quietly because the baby ________. a) spoke, slept b) were speaking, slept c) spoke, was sleeping d) had spoken, was sleeping 6) When she ________ the room, everyone ________. a) entered, talked b) was entering, talked c) entered, was talking d) had entered, was talking 7) He ________ the door had been left open after the guests ________. a) noticed, left b) had noticed, had left c) noticed, had left d) had noticed, left 8) I ________ my keys, which is why I ________ outside when you arrived. a) lost, was standing b) had lost, was standing c) had lost, stood d) lost, had been standing 9) Before the invention of the printing press, monks ________ manuscripts by hand. a) copied b) were copying c) had copied d) had been copying 10) We ________ for the exam results, which ________ to be announced at noon. a) waited, were supposed b) were waiting, were supposed c) had waited, were supposed d) had been waiting, were supposed

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