1. We _______ (have) a meeting at that time. 2. My mother said she _______ (leave) for Shanghai in a few days. 3. When I got home, my mother _______ (cook) dinner. 4. By the end of last year, we _______ (learn) 2 000 English words. 5. He said that he ________ never _______ (see) such a beautiful picture before. 6. —Can I borrow the book, please? —Sorry, I _______ (not finish) reading it. I _______ (give) it to you next Monday. 7. Yesterday I told Mum that I _______ (go) on a trip to Yan'an. Mum said that she _______ (get) me a new backpack (背包). 8. We all knew that there _______ (be) a math exam in a few days, but nobody knew on which day it _______ (be). The teacher _______ (say) that we _______ (be) able to pass it if we _______ ( review) our lessons well. 9. The teacher _______ (finish) her class when we got there. 10. The hotel _______ (be) filled by the time they called.