As the sun was setting, we finally ___ the mountain road.

I realised I ___ my passport only after the taxi had left.

While the guests ___ in the garden, the waiters carried food into the hall.

The manager looked exhausted because she ___ the same problem for three hours.

A pipe had burst in the night, so we ___ water all over the kitchen floor.

She said the children ___ on a plane before, so they were feeling nervous.

He ___ along the river when he noticed smoke above the trees.

By the time the mechanic arrived, the engine ___ completely.

She ___ the invitation, put on her coat, and left without a word.

They had been waiting for an hour when a bus finally ___.

I ___ the wrong train because I was looking at an old timetable.

While we ___ dessert, the waiter quietly brought the bill.

After the storm ___, people came outside to check the damage.

He was sweating because he ___ heavy boxes up the stairs since lunchtime.

The office was empty when I arrived; everyone ___ home already.

As she ___ the road, a cyclist came round the corner too fast.

We didn't recognise the street because several new buildings ___ there since our last visit.

The phone rang just as I ___ into the bath.

They ___ the contract already when they discovered the hidden fee.

I found the receipt while I ___ out an old drawer.

By the time the tourists found the entrance, the museum ___ for the day.

He ___ the news, turned pale, and sat down.

We had been driving for hours when the fuel light ___.

She told me her grandmother ___ the scarf for her years earlier.

When the fireworks began outside, the baby ___ peacefully in the next room.

I ___ the file twice already, so I sent it to the client without worrying.

While we ___ about taking the stairs, the lift doors suddenly opened.

He felt sick because he ___ five cups of coffee by ten o'clock.

The road was blocked because a tree ___ during the storm.

They ___ the last song when the sound system suddenly failed.

I didn't answer the door because I ___ a video meeting at that moment.

By midnight, the volunteers ___ hundreds of meals.

The dog ___ happily around the garden when it suddenly saw the cat.

We knew the area well because we ___ there years earlier.

He opened the envelope and ___ the photograph inside.

The children had been arguing for ten minutes when their mother ___ in.

When the neighbour shouted for help, she ___ on the balcony with a cup of tea.

After the taxi ___ us at the wrong hotel, we walked for twenty minutes.

I ___ my phone, found the message, and understood everything.

They were exhausted because they ___ since the previous evening.