Narrative tenses - 5

Fill in the correct forms fo the verbs in brackets (past simple, past continuous, past perfect simple and continuous. (There are some passive forms too) A) It (1) was (be) nearly four o'clock and Alan (2) was sitting (sit) in the changing room (3) feeling (feel) very nervous. He (4) felt (feel) excited too, as he (5) had been waiting (wait) for the chance to play for Liverpool for a very long time. Finally, (6) he had been chosen (choose)!!! However, he (7) had just joined (just / join) the team a few weeks ago and he (8) had never played (never in front of so many people before. Suddenly it (9) was (be) time to go and before he (10) knew (know) it, he (11) was running (run) towards the pitch along with the rest of the team.B) Peter Wilson (12) had been studying (study) law for a year when he (13) realised (realise) that he (14) wasn't (not very interested in the subject. He (15) had always been (always / be) fascinated by animals, and he (16) had been helping (help) his aunt who worked as a vet since he (17) was (be) a teenager, so in the end he (18) decided (decide) to become a vet. Alex ... for three months before he took part in a competition. had practiced had been practicing was practicing The girls .... studying for their final exams when the lockdown came. had studied had been studying were studying By six o'clock everyone .... home and then they had dinner together. had come had been coming was coming Cathy's puppy ... by the time she got it to the vet. had died had been dying was dying Mark .... for six years before his work was published. had written had been writing was writing After my dad .... for 2 hours, we stopped for a break. had driven had been driving was driving Everyone .... eating by the time Mr. and Mrs. Jones arrived. had finished had been finishing was finishing Everyone .... eating when Mr. and Mrs. Jones arrived. had finished had been finishing were finishing She .... by 7 o'clock when her alarm clock went off. had already got up had already been getting up was already getting up While Tom .... for a phone call, his battery went off. had waited had been waiting was waiting He didn't passed his final exams last month. Correct the mistake. I lost my keys when I walked to school. Correct the mistake. Sue had prepared for a job interview properly by the time they called her and told her the position was not available any more. Correct the mistake. Tim was ironing while Mary had been watching TV. He had been lived in Rome and Venezia before he emigrated to France. Correct the mistake. Daisy realized that she left her phone at home at the moment she needed to call her mum. Correct the mistake.