Past Tenses

By the time I arrived, somebody ____ the chart.

• completed

• had completed

• was completing

While I ______ for the meeting, I had many income calls.

• prepared

• was preparing

• had prepared

• was prepare

By yesterday I

• had 3 meetings

• had had three meetings

• was having 3 meetings

I didn` t hear what he said. When I came to the meeting, he ____ everything.

• discussed

• was discussing

• had discussed

That day we ________. It was an interesting experience . We gained new auditory and had a good time.

• run a raffle

• ran a raffle

• were running

• had ran

That was a tough year . We ____ many difficulties.

• faced

• had faced

I _____ my colleague to help me before I presented the report

• asked

• were asking

• was asking

• had asked

I ____an online meeting at 5 pm yesterday

• held

• was holding

• were holding

• had held

The staff meeting _____ when we arrived. Unfortunately, we were not on time.

• ended

• was ending

• had ended

Sorry, I could not answer the phone. I ______ when you called me.

• had

• was having

• had had