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e. When we got to the party, most people had alredy left.

f. It was the best movie I'd ever seen.

g. He had already read the book so I gave it to his sister.

h. She had known him since they were children.

i. In 2005, I was living in Biratnagar.

j. She called me yesterday.
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B. Use simple past, past continuous or past perfect forms of the verbs
Curriculum Development Centre 78-CEHRD
in the brackets to complete the following sentences.
a. Mr. Singh ………. (wait) for me when I reached the station.

b. A: What …………… (do) this time yesterday?

B: I was reading a novel.

c. A: ………….. (go) out last night?

B: No, I was too busy to go out.

d. A: Was Sapana at the party?
B: Yes, she ………. (dance) with Ravi.

e. A: What ………. (do) when the earthquake occurred?

B: I was cooking meal.

f. He …........ (fall) off the wall when Sanam pushed him.

g. I ………. (be) really in a difficult situation when I lost the job.

h. When I was young, I ………….. (want) to become a doctor.

i. I ……………. (do) my homework when the telephone rang.

j. When I last saw Kiran, he ………… (work) in his garden.

C. Find the mistakes in the story below and correct the verb forms
throughout.
This happens to me when I was in India. I used to go to my office by
train. On this particular evening, I hurry to my station but when I
reached there, the train has already gone. I bought a newspaper and
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