2. put the verbs in brackets in the right form. use past tenses: 1 .when i (arrive) the lecture already (start). 2.peter (sit) in a dark room with a book. i told him that he (read) in very bad light. 3.mother (make) a cake when the ' light (go) out. she had to finish it in the dark. 4.when 1 arrived jenny (leave), so we only had time for a few words. 5.john (have) a bath when the phone rang. he (get) out of the bath and (go) to answ er it. 6. when we (come) to the airport, the plane already (land). 7.he suddenly (realize) that he (travel) in the wrong direction. 8.you looked very busy when i saw you last night. what you (do)? 9.1 (call) paul at 7.00 but it wasn’t necessary because he already (get) up. 10.when i (see) him he (cross) the street. 11 .while he (water) the flowers it (begin) to rain.

1. When I arrived, the lecture had already started.
2. Peter was sitting in a dark room with a book. I told him that he was reading in very bad light.
3. Mother was making a cake when the light went out. She had to finish it in the dark.
4. When I arrived, Jenny was leaving, so we only had time for a few words.
5. John was having a bath when the phone rang. He got out of the bath and went to answer it.
6. When we came to the airport, the plane had already landed.
7. He suddenly realized that he was traveling (or had been traveling) in the wrong direction.
8. You looked very busy when I saw you last night. What were you doing?
9. I called Paul at 7.00 but it wasn’t necessary because he had already got up.
10. When I see him, he was crossing the street.
11. While he was watering the flowers, it began to rain.

Explanation of Tenses Used:

• Past Simple: Used for completed actions in the past (arrived, went, got).
• Past Continuous: Used for actions that were in progress at a specific moment or when another action interrupted them (was sitting, was making, was crossing).
• Past Perfect: Used for an action that happened before another action in the past (had already started, had already landed).

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