1 My parents bought / were buying a house just after they got married.
2 John had got engaged / was getting engaged before he
left university.
3 Liam inherited a lot of money and was emigrating/
emigrated to Australia.
4 Did Pam phone / Had Pam phoned while you watched /
were watching television?
5 I opened the door and stepped / had stepped outside.
It rained / was raining.
6 I didn't know where you were because you
weren't phoning / didn't phone.
7 l had /'d had this watch for two years when the battery
ran out.