Fill in the blanks with suitable past form of the verbs:

1. Billy, the warrior was quite happy with himself. He ______________ (fight) and _______________ (win) many battles already and was prepared to win more. He ______________ (boast) of his bravery to everyone.
2. I ___________ (visit) the village of Pali last week. I _________________ (never go) to any village before. But we _________ (be) welcomed quite warmly by the people there and I ______________ (love) every moment of my stay there.
3. As I was about to leave, my boss ________________ (call) me to his cabin. While I ____________________ (wait) for him to speak to me, he __________________ (hand) me an envelope. As I ______________ (open) the envelope and ________________ (begin) to read, my eyes ____________ (light) up.
4. Last evening, Mona _______________ (miss) her train. It _____________ (be) a long day for her at work.
5. Rehaan _________________ (watch) cartoon for a couple of hours when his father ______________ (arrive) home last night. Rehaan _____________________ (complete) his work already so he ______________ (not get) any scolding from his father.
6. The teacher ___________________ (explain) a concept in the last period when the bell ______________ (ring) and all the students quickly ________________ (move) out of the classroom. The teacher ___________________ (warn) the students earlier on one of the occasions when they _____________________ (misbehave), but nobody seemed to have changed.

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Answers:

1. had fought; had won; boasted
2. visited; had never gone; were; loved
3. called; was waiting; handed; opened; began; lit
4. missed; had been
5. had been watching; arrived; had completed; did not get
6. was explaining; rang; moved; had warned; had misbehaved