Complete the gaps with the verbs from the brackets in the past simple, past continuous, or past

Complete the gaps with the verbs from the brackets in the past simple, past continuous, or past perfect.

1. I strolled down the street yesterday when I spotted a girl who was weeping. When I inquired why she was crying, she informed me that she had lost her parents and was very frightened.

2. Mary had moved out of her parents’ house three years before her father decided to sell it. However, when she learned about her father’s decision, she felt sad. Nevertheless, she understood that her parents had grown older and didn’t need such a big house anymore.

3. It was 11 pm, and John Bishop was sitting in the bushes outside the Browns’ residence. He had prepared his plan two days earlier. When he saw Mr. and Mrs. Brown leaving the house, he jumped out of the bushes and ran to the door. He picked the lock and went inside. Unfortunately for him, an angry pit bull was waiting in the hall.

4. My dad always disliked my boyfriend, Jim. However, when we decided to move in together, he called me and said that he had never liked him but trusted my judgment. It’s funny because when he called me, Jim and I were arguing.

5. Daniel is a very nice person now, but he was different several years ago. He spent time with a gang of rough boys, stole radios from parked cars, and got into fights very often. However, one day when he was walking home, he met a beautiful girl from a Catholic school. After he met her, he changed for her completely.

6. When I was a little boy, I had a dog, which I had found on the street. We went for long walks every day. Once, when we were walking back home, a man approached me and tried to mug me. My dog bit him in the bottom, and the man started running away. As he ran, my dog barked at him.

7. Jenny and Ken met at a party in 2007. At that time, Ken had a girlfriend, but Jenny had never had a boyfriend before. It was love at first sight. When Ken saw Jenny, he asked her to dance with him. As they danced, Ken’s girlfriend came to the party. She started shouting at Ken and reminded him that he had promised never to leave her for another girl.

8. Randy was driving his new Porsche to visit his parents. He had bought the car only two days earlier. It was late at night, and it had rained earlier, so the road was slippery. However, he wanted to get to his destination as soon as possible, so he drove very fast. Suddenly, when he was going through a forest, something jumped on the road. In order not to hit it, Randy stepped on the brakes. He lost control of the car and hit a tree.