Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1. Lucy _ (tell) me a secret yesterday. 2. I first _ (read) that novel in 2008. 3. We _ (meet) your sister last weekend while we _ (do) the shopping. 4. The lights _ (go out) when I _ (read) a book. 5. We _ (drive) to Bristol when suddenly, one of our tyres _ (explode). 6. Last weekend I _ (get up) early and I _ (go) for a walk because it _ (be) sunny. 7. My parents _ (meet) each other when they _ (study) at university. 8. I _ (see) that film when I _ (live) in Ireland. 9. When I _ (get) home, I _ (go) straight to bed because I was exhausted. 10. Sally _ (not go out) last night because she _ (have) to write an essay. She _ (not finish) it though. 11. While _ (talk) on the phone, my baby daughter _ (interrupt) me twice because she _ (cry). 12. When I _ (see) your mother yesterday, she _ (cross) the street. 13. While I _ (sweep) the floor, my husband _ (do) the washing-up. 14. My students _ (never see) the Big Ben before, until we _ (go) to London last summer. 15. Robert _ (water) the plants in the garden when I _ (call) him for dinner. 16. When I _ (be) a child, I _ (go) to the cinema every week. 18. Where _ you _ (spend) your last summer holidays? 19. I _ (not finish) the book yet when you _ (tell) me the ending. 20. Tom _ (go) be early last night because he _ (work) long hours and he _ (be) very tired. 22. What _ you _ (do) when I _ (phone) you yesterday morning? 23. The teacher _ me _ (tell) because I _ (finish) my assignment yet. 24. Mary _ (lose) her job as a flight attendant before she _ (start) to work as a travel agent. 25. I _ (never see) that sculpture before. Is it new?