The secretary finally let me in after I _______ for hours.

When I got back home I went to the kitchen and _______ dinner for my family

Mary ________ to music when her parents came back from the cinema.

They _______ yoga for a while before they joined us here in the pub.

While I _______ back from work I saw an accident in front of the post office.

While my wife _______ TV in the living room she heard the doorbell.

When the Johnsons arrived they immediately _______ unpacking.

We _______ lunch when we heard the news of the latest terrorist attack.

After I _______ writing, an idea for a completely new book came to my mind.

After he _______ his hands he sat down to dinner with us.