1. Last spring Jack and …....................................... I (arrange) to go camping.

2. Tom and Mary ….............................. (decide) to buy a new flat because they …................... (need) some privacy.

3. Is Sam in? Sorry, she …........................ (leave) the office about 15 minutes ago.

4. Dave …..................... (go) to the theatre five times last month.

5. He …................... (wake up), …...................... (drink) a cup of strong coffee and ….................. (drive) to work.

6. When I …....................... (come) into my room, the telephone …....................... (ring).

7. The children …......................... (eat) a whole bar of chocolate an hour ago.

8. I …........................ (ask) her why, and she …..................... (give) me the answer.

9. Last winter I ….............................. (manage) to redecorate the whole flat.

10. My mother once…........................ (see) Marilyn Monroe in Los Angeles.

11. I …........................(write) a letter, then I…........................ (read) it and…........................ (put) it into a postbox.

12. Kate …........................ (lose) her wallet three times last year which really upset her.

13. I…........................ (know) the answer but I…........................ (get) nervous and I…........................ (forget) it.

14. It…........................ (be) very cold in the room so I…........................ (close) the window.

15. John…........................ (speak) to her yesterday and…........................ (tell) her about his wedding.

16. The Second World War …........................(break) out in 1939 and…........................ (finish) in 1945.

17. I…........................ (leave) Spain six years ago, I…........................ (fly) to France and I…........................ (start) a totally new life.

18. We first…........................(meet)in 1990 and it…........................(take)us five years to meet again.

19. Mary…........................(change)completely when her husband…........................(fall)seriously ill.

20. They…........................ (go) fishing last week and they…........................ (catch) plenty of fish.

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