Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple, past continuous, past perfect or past perfect continuous. 21 ) on the phone when i went to his office, so i didn't want to interrupt him. 22 we didn't see jane at the party, because when we got there /go) home 23 (james/graduate) from university? 24 (try) to fix his computer for two hours before he decided to call a professional. 25 (not/win) the young inventor of the year award last year, but he's sure he will this year.
had already gone
did James graduate
had been trying
didn't win