11 variant Put the verbs in brackets into an appropriate past verb form.

1. Freddy took the torch and walked downstairs. 2. Sorry, I did not hear you. I was busy with my homework. 3. She watched TV after she had cleaned the house. 4. By the time we got back, our parents had gone. 5. Pete was lying on the beach while some people next to him were playing volleyball. 6. The gardener had been cutting the grass for an hour when suddenly the lawn-mower broke down. 7. Ben missed the 6 o’clock train because he had woken up too late. 8. I felt happier because I had found a solution to the problem. 9. Sally’s sister had been washing the mushrooms since the early morning, so she decided to help. 10. There was a king who thought that he could paint very well.