1. Last Tuesday my computer broke while I was trying (try) to finish an important piece of work.
2. So I called (call) a friend who knows about computers, and he came over straightaway.
3. He had (have) a look at it, but he couldn’t fix it.
4. He took (take) my keys so he could come back to fix it the next day while I was at work.
5. The next morning when I was trying (try) to leave for work, I discovered that he had locked (lock) my front door from the outside, and I couldn’t get out of the flat.
6. My parents were travelling (travel) abroad, and no one else I know had (have) a spare key.
7. I tried to call my friend, but he had left (leave) his phone in my flat. It was ringing (ring) right next to me.
8. I had (have) to wait for him to arrive, and so I was very late for work.
1.By the time
2.During
3.Until
4.Meanwhile
5.As soon as
6.While
1. Lucy mentioned you had a new job, but she didn’t say much about it.
2. At first he denied having taken the money, but in the end he admitted it was him.
3. ‘Ladies and gentlemen, I am very happy to announce that the winner of the award is…’
4. He claimed he had once worked for the Queen, but I didn’t believe him.
5. If you can’t say anything nice, you’d better keep quiet.
6. I’m sorry to inform you that the company is closing down.’
