Narrative tenses

When the guests ______ (arrive), I realized I ______ (not finish) cleaning the house yet.

Yesterday at midday, I ______ (rush) to meet a friend when my car suddenly ______ (break down).

I ______ (fall asleep) last night while I ______ (read) an interesting novel.

They ______ (have an affair) for over a year before anyone in the neighborhood ______ (find out).

As soon as we ______ (approach) the fountain, it started raining heavily.

While I ______ (do a project) for school, I ______ (struggle with) meeting the deadline because I ______ (not understand) the instructions.

She ______ (propose) to her partner after they ______ (hang out with) each other for many years.

By the time I ______ (meet the deadline), I ______ (feel) completely exhausted.

We ______ (walk) through the park when I ______ (see) a little girl who looked very inquisitive.

They ______ (accomplish) their goal because they ______ (work) on it seamlessly for months.

I fell asleep because I ______ (feel) fascinated by the book, but then I ______ (suddenly wake up) when the phone rang.

Along the way, we ______ (struggle with) the price of everything because it ______ (become) more and more expensive.

I ______ (turn off) the tap after I ______ (rinse) the carrots.

By the time he ______ (give a presentation), he ______ (already do) several similar ones before.

We ______ (work on) the project for weeks before we finally ______ (accomplish) it.