Past simple, past continuous, past perfect

I was very late. When I arrived, the conference...

• was already starting

• started

• had already started

She wore the shoes she .... the previous day.

• was buying

• had bought

• bought

I was happy to see her because we ... each other for years.

• saw

• hadn't seen

• had been seeing

There was a terrible atmosphere in the room. They ... an argument just before I came.

• had had

• had being had

• had

While I ... a bath somebody knocked at the door.

• had

• was having

• had had

My grandmother ... TV when the lights went out.

• was watching

• watched

• had been watching

While he ... his suitcase, he realized he had not booked the hotel.

• had packed

• packed

• was packing

They ... play tennis because they ... a court.

• were not able to, had not booked

• were not able to, didn't book

• were not being able to, had not booked

The captain ... any goals when the referee sent him off.

• didn't score

• hadn't scored

• wasn't scoring

When the teacher collected the exam papers he saw that Robbie ...

• was cheating

• cheated

• had cheated