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Yesterday Tina          [were, had been, was] (be) at work. She              [was arriving, arrived, had arrived] (arrive) at the office at 7.30 am. A secretary            [came, was coming, had come](come) when Tina             [was reading, read, had read] (read) e-mails. While Tom             [were making, made, was making] (make) coffe, Tina             [was telling, told, had told] (tell) him about the new project.

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When Jim               [had woken up, was waking up, woke up] (wake up) yesterday, the sun              [were shining, was shining, shone] (shine) brightly. He                [got up, was getting up, had got up] (get up) and went to the kitchen. It          [had been, was, were](be) Sunday. Jim             [opened, had opened, was opening] (open) the window before he                [was turning on, turned on, had turning on] (turn on) the radio. When he            [made, was making, had made] (make) coffee, the morning news              [started, was starting, had started](started).

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Yesterday it          [had been, were, was](be) Saturday. Susan                [was getting up, got up, had got up](get up) at seven o'clock. When she            [was making, made, had made](make) her coffe, her phone             [was ringing, rang, had rung](rang). It          [were, was, had been](be) Peter. While Sue               [drank, was drinking, were drinking](drink) coffee, Peter              [told, was telling, were telling](tell) her about the news. He said that he              [had arrived, was arriving, arrived](arrive) to London by 8 pm. He            [saw, had seen, was seeing] (see) a lot of sightseeing before the rain              [had started, was starting, started] (start).

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Jim ... (ride) his bike when the rain ... (start).

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Liza ... (paint) the fence before her aunt and uncle ... (visit) her. She ... (work) for three hours.

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Tim ... (vacuum) the carpet and his Diana ... (dust) the furniture when his mum ... (come) home.

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Jane ... (go) camping before she ... (traval) to the seaside last summer.

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Rosa ... (make) a pizza before her parents ... (come) home. She ... (cook) from 6 till 8 pm.