Last Friday it 1) WAS at home. What a mistake! As soon as I finished work I 2) all, I 3) the vegetables. When I finished peeling, dicing and stirring, it was 6:45 pm. I 4) downstairs again by 7:30 pm. I 5) all the food nicely on the table. When I finished everything, I 6) flowers. I rushed out of the house and quickly walked towards the shops. I 7) outside my front door ten minutes later. Suddenly, I realised 8) puse checking windows and doors. No luck! ally my friends arrived. At 8:00 pm, everything was re d everybody was there. The only problem was that we 9) d, watching the perfect birthday meal go cold. (be) my birthday. I usually go out to celebrate, but this year I decided to cook dinner for my friends (go) straight home to (put) the chicken in the oven, then I prepared (set) the table quickly and went upstairs to get dressed. Meanwhile the smell of cooking filled the house. I was (take) the chicken out of the oven and arranged (have) just enough time to go and get some (buy) some beautiful roses and was bac (not/have) my keys! I 9) (be) outside the dining room window, flowe (run) round t