Last Friday it 1) …was… (be) a special day. We had a party to celebrate, but this year I decided to stay at home. What a mistake! As soon as I finished work, I started cooking because the invitation said, "Come all, I 3) …put… (put) the vegetables in the oven." When I finished peeling, I 4) …set… (set) the table quietly. Meanwhile the smell of food was coming downstairs again by 7:30. I 5) …took… (take) the cakes out of the oven and put all the food nicely on the table. I 6) …had… (have) just finished arranging the flowers. I rushed out of the kitchen to look at the shops. I 7) …bought… a souvenir and rushed back outside my front door. I 8) …didn't have… (not/have) the key! My friends and I were locked out! Finally, my friends and I were in the garden, and everybody was waiting for me. They 10) …were… (be) outside, watching the sea.