Combines the two sentences. Use the verb in bold in the past continuous or past perfect. 1. Sarah had a siesta from 3.00 to 5.00. Peter picked up the tickets at 4.00.
Peter picked up the ticket when Sarah a siesta.
2. They watched TV from 7.00 until 9.00. I arrived at 7.30.
When I arrived, they TV.
3. He left the office at 7.00. She phoned him at 8.00.
When she phoned him, he the office.
4. I studied for the exam the night before. The exam didn’t go well.
The exam didn’t go well although I the night before.
5. He cycled to work this morning. In the middle of his journey, he had an accident.
When he to work this morning, he had an accident.
6. He only had five lessons. He passed his driving test.
When he passed his driving test, he (only) five lessons.

1. Peter picked up the ticket when Sarah was having a siesta.
Explanation: We use the past continuous ("was having") for an action that was ongoing at a specific time in the past ("from 3.00 to 5.00"). Peter picked up the ticket at 4.00, which is within the timeframe of Sarah's siesta.

2. When I arrived, they were watching TV.
Explanation: We use the past continuous ("were watching") for an action that was ongoing at a specific time in the past ("from 7.00 until 9.00"). I arrived at 7.30, which is within the timeframe of their TV watching.

3. When she phoned him, he had left the office.
Explanation: We use the past perfect ("had left") when we talk about an action that happened before another action in the past. In this case, he left the office at 7.00 and she phoned him at 8.00. So, when she phoned him, he had already left the office.

4. The exam didn’t go well although I had studied the night before.
Explanation: We use the past perfect ("had studied") to show that an action happened before another past action. In this case, the exam didn't go well, which happened after studying for the exam the night before.

5. When he was cycling to work this morning, he had an accident.
Explanation: We use the past continuous ("was cycling") to describe an ongoing action at a specific time in the past ("this morning"). In the middle of his journey, he had an accident.

6. When he passed his driving test, he had only had five lessons.
Explanation: Here, we use the past perfect ("had only had") to indicate that an action happened before another action in the past. In this case, passing the driving test happened after having only five lessons.