also called the pluperfect
1/ They --- for 45 minutes when the manager arrived.
2/ She --- for her keys for 20 minutes when she finally found them.
3/ He told me that he --- the appointment.
4/ When he eventually reached the top, he --- for 3 hours.
5/ How long --- Chinese when he went to live there?
6/ They --- there and it was a shock for them.
7/ He arrived too late, his train --- the platform.
8/ I thought I was fast, but she --- to be even faster.
9/ They --- on time, so they were late.
10/ --- before he came?