When he ____ (reach) the river, he ____ (take) off his shoes and ____ (swim) across.

(a)  

The telephone ____ (ring) when he ____ (be) in the garden just now.

(a)  

He ____ (be) a soldier before he ____ (come) to work for us as a gardener.

(a)  

We (a)   (sleep) on the way home last night.

The noise ____ (disturb) him, but he ____ (feel) it ____ (be) no use complaining about it.

(a)  

He ____ (pile) the newspapers onto the back of his bicycle and ____ (start) off on his delivery rounds.

(a)  

My father ____ (buy) the car last month. He ____ (pay) the first instalment of five thousands dollars.

(a)  

Mr Wilson (a)   (work) in that bank three years ago.

The alarm clock ____ (ring) at five o'clock, but he ____ (be) still fast asleep and ____ (not hear) it.

(a)  

We ____ (stay) at a seaside bungalow when we ____ (be) on holiday last week.

(a)  

We ____ (get) up before the sun ____ (rise) that morning.

(a)  

He ____ (recognize) you when you ____ (pass) him yesterday.

(a)  

____ (Do) you ____ (receive) a letter from him last week?

(a)  

Amy ____ (wake) up early in the morning and ____ (prepare) breakfast for us this morning.

(a)  

I ____ (use) up most of my money when I ____ (be) in Maple Town last summer.

(a)  

Eden ____ (boil) the water and ____ (make) some tea for the visitors.

(a)  

Jimmy ____ (not break) any of these glasses. Someone else ____ (break) them.

(a)  

She was sure she ____ (not have) the keys with her when she ____ (leave) the house.

(a)  

Ben ____ (shout) that they ____ (need) help at once.

(a)