Choose the correct variant.

I saw Jim this morning. He ____ for the bus.
1. ran
2. was running
Keri was angry. She ____ for Sarah for two hours.
1. had been waiting
2. was waiting
Andy was relieved to hear that he ____ the exam.
1. was passing
2. had passed
I ____ home when I saw Paul.
1. was walking
2. had walked
Brian ____ how to spell his name at school today.
1. learnt
2. had learnt
They ____ their grandparents for a long time.
1. hadn't visited
2. weren't visiting
I ____ television when the telephone rang.
1. watched
2. was watching
Jason ____ about his new car all day.
1. had been thinking
2. had thought
I bought the dress because I ____ something special to wear to the party.
1. wanted
2. had wanted
The little boy was crying because he ____ his mother.
1. had lost
2. was losing
Graham ____ for the company for twenty years before he retired.
1. had been working
2. was working
Pam ____ the present and read the card.
1. opened
2. had opened
Lucy ____ a letter to her sister last night.
1. wrote
2. had written
It ____ all day and the roads were very wet.
1. had been raining
2. was raining
Sue ____ as she was reading Mary's letter.
1. was smiling
2. had smiled