Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense. Justify your answers. 1. Paul......(break) his arm while he......(paint) the wall. 2. Sandra finally......(pass) the exam. She......(study) really hard for months. 3. A: How long......(Mary/work) here before she......(retire)? B: More than twenty years. 4. While I......(walk) home last night, I......(bump) into Sally 5. The sun......(shine) and the birds......(sing) as we......(drive). 6. We......(finish) the main course and......(wait) for dessert when the fire alarm......(ring).

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Paul broke his arm while he was painting the wall.

"Broke" is the correct past tense form of "break" and "was painting" is the correct past continuous form of "paint."

Sandra finally passed the exam. She had been studying really hard for months.

"Passed" is the correct past tense form of "pass" and "had been studying" is the correct past perfect continuous form of "study."

A: How long did Mary work here before she retired? B: More than twenty years.

"Worked" is the correct past tense form of "work" and "retired" is the correct past tense form of "retire."

While I was walking home last night, I bumped into Sally.

"Was walking" is the correct past continuous form of "walk" and "bumped" is the correct past tense form of "bump."

The sun was shining and the birds were singing as we drove.

"Was shining" and "were singing" are the correct past continuous forms of "shine" and "sing" and "drove" is the correct past tense form of "drive."

We had finished the main course and were waiting for dessert when the fire alarm rang.

"Had finished" and "were waiting" are the correct past perfect and past continuous forms of "finish" and "wait" and "rang" is the correct past tense form of "ring."