We used to be very close at university as we ...... (know) each other since we were little kids.

When we returned from a friend's party last night, we found our house ...... (break) into.

Dr Grisham ...... (already / apply) for the job. Unfortunately, he was not the best candidate on the list and so he didn't get the post.

Ms Davidson ...... (apply) for the same job for months and finally she got it.

Jason ...... (run) out of matches and had to borrow one from his friends.

The father ...... (do) the washing-up so he could finally sit down and watch a football match on TV.

It was the third time Susan ...... (ask) me for help that year.

I ...... (already / finish) dinner when mom arrived and was just about to start washing the plates.

How many times ...... (you / negotiate) similar deals before last week?

My sister ...... (play) tennis so long that day that she had a sore arm the following morning.

We couldn't even open the front door. It ...... (snow) all night long.

The manager ...... (have) his brand new car for no more than two months when he crashed it into a tree.