Relier Pairs Past tenses Matching exerciseVersion en ligne Match the example sentences with the uses of the tense par Soledad Mori 1 She had finished most of the work by the time her boss arrived. 2 They were flying over the Andes when the storm began. 3 She was upset because she had been waiting to hear from her son for days 4 They were still discussing the plan at midnight 5 She opened the cupboard, took out a dress and put it on. 6 We had been living in the same house for twelve years before we decided to move. 7 He always went to work by train. 8 Tom was reading out the text while Sara was writing it down. Past action in progress interrupted by another past action. Two or more simultaneous past actions. Past actions which happened immediately one after the other. Past action of a certain duration which had visible results in the past. Action in the middle of happening at a stated past time. action continuing over a period up to a specific time in the past. Past action which occurred before another action or before a stated time in the past. Past habit or state.