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What 1) ...were you doing... (do) when I 2)
(call) at eight, Burt?
B: I 3) (work) in the garden
because the wind 4)
(blow down) the fence during the night.A: Oh, 5)
(you/manage) to fix it?B: Yes, I 6) (do) it eventually,
but it 7) (be) very hard
work. I 8) (ask) my neighbour
to help in the end. Why 9)
(you/call) me?A: I 10) (want) to tell you
about the factory. It 11)
(close down) yesterday.B: I know. The company 12)
(have) problems for a long time before they finally
13) (decide) to
close down the factory.A: I 14) (hope) they would change
their minds about it, though. It 15)
(be) a part of the town for years.B: Well, at least everyone who worked there 16)
(now/find) a new job.
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What 1) ...were you doing... (do) when I 2)(called) at eight, Burt?
B: I 3) (was working) in the garden because the wind 4) (had blown down) the fence during the night.
A: Oh,5)  (Did you manage) to fix it?
B: Yes, I 6) (did) it eventually, but it 7) (was) very hard work. I 8)(asked) my neighbour
to help in the end. Why 9)(are you calling) me?
A: I 10) (want) to tell you about the factory. It 11)(was closed down) yesterday.
B: I know. The company 12)(had been having) problems for a long time before they finally 13) (decided) to close down the factory.
A: I 14)(hope) they would change their minds about it, though. It 15)(has been) a part of the town for years.
B: Well, at least everyone who worked there 16)(has now found) a new job.