narrative tenses

I ____ several recipes before I ______ to cook a spinach pie.

• read/had decided

• had read/ decided

• read/ decided

• was reading/ decided

Anna____ a new computer because her dog ___her old one.

• bought/break

• had bought/ broke

• bought/broke

• bought/had broken

When I first ___the house, I ______to the area.

• saw/moved

• saw/ have moved

• saw/ had just moved

• had seen/ moved

Julia said she didn't want anything for dinner. Apparently she___already.

• had eaten

• ate

• was eating

• didn't eat

Just as I ____into the house all the lights___ off.

• get/went

• was getting/was going

• was getting/went

• had gone/went

The teacher ___her bag while she ____ on her car.

• dropped/was getting

• was dropping/was getting

• dropped/got

• had dropped/got

When you___ in London, ______by bus?

• had lived/did you travel

• lived/had travelled

• lived/were you travelling

• lived/did you use to travel

My order still hadn't arrived____I left for work.

• until

• by the time

• when

• while

She _______ all the letters before her boss____.

• had already typed/ had arrived

• had already typed/arrived

• already typed/had arrived

• was already typing/had arrived

He ____ to the front of the stage, ___a bow and ___ to the audience.

• walked/took/waved

• had walked/had taken/had waved

• was walking/took/waved

• had been walking/took/waved