Underline the correct tense.
1 Helen got/had got into the car when she
realised/was realising she forgot/had
forgotten her bag at home.
2 Susan watched/was watching TV while
Rita had read/was reading her book.
3 When I had got/got to the scene of the
car accident, the
police had already
arrived/arrived.
While Fred was driving/drove past the
factory, there was/had been a huge blast.
5 The skiers were spending/had spent five
days in the mountains before the mountain
rescue team found/had found them.
6
We were walking/walked in the forest
when it
it suddenly was starting/started
pouring rain.
7
We called/were calling 999 and told/had
told the operator that we needed/had
needed an ambulance.
A man was hijacking/hijacked the plane
while we were flying/flew to London.
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