Grammar Practice. Past Tenses.

Tom ___ when the postman rang his doorbell.

I was very tired yesterday because ___ for three nights.

When I ___ Mary at the railway station yesterday, she was talking to her cousin.

How long had you been standing there before I ___ you ?

Ted ___his first car in 2008.

Eric said that he ___ his mobile phone the day before.

Julia ___ to learn English on her own for three years, but last year she decided to go to a language school.

The police officer asked me ___ .

As Oliver ____ down the street, a flower pot fell on his head.

When I arrived at the airport, I realized that I ____ my ticket.

Mandy ___ them not to touch the wires.

Susan was exhausted because she ____ in the garden since morning.