When I first [had come / had been coming / was coming / came*] to England in 1938, I thought I knew English fairly well.
A strong wind [had been blowing / had blown / was blowing* / blew] and I decided to put on a warm coat.
When Mary came back, she looked very red from the sun. She [had been lying* / lay / was lying / had lain] in the sun too long.
When Alice was small, she [had been afraid / used to be afraid / was afraid* / afraided] of darkness and always slept with the light on.
Mrs. Smith was busy last weekend because her grandchildren [were staying* / had been staying / stayed / had stayed] with her.
We [were watching / watched / had been watching* / had watched] TV for ten minutes when the electricity went off.
He didn't see me as he was reading when I [came* / had come / was coming / had been coming] into the room.
Suddenly they heard a strange noise and [had been looking / had looked / were looking / looked*] at each other in horror.
I looked everywhere for my car keys and then I remembered that my son [took / was taking / had taken* / had been taking] the car to work.
Rescue workers [were pulling / had pulled / pulled* / had been pulling] a man, a woman, and two children from cold rushing water.
Our neighbours called the police when they found out that somebody [was breaking / had been breaking / broke / had broken*] into their house.
In 1912 the Titanic [had been hitting / was hitting / had hit / hit*] an iceberg on its first trip across the Atlantic, and it sank four hours later.
While the kids [had been playing / played / were playing* / had played] in the garden, their mother was hurriedly cooking dinner.
Yesterday I came up to a stranger who looked like Jane Faster and started talking to her. But she wasn't Jane. It was clear I [was making / had been making / had made* / made] a mistake.
Before I went to bed I decided to check the front door. I was sure my sister [locked / didn't lock / hadn't locked* / had locked] it. And I was right!
