Fill in the blanks with the correct form of Simple Past, Past Progressive, or Past Perfect Tenses of the verbs given in brackets.
As we _____ (talk), I _____ (realise) how much wisdom they _____ (impart) to me over the years.
were talking
As we were talking, I _____ (realise) how much wisdom they had imparted to me over the years.
realised
As we were talking, I realised how much wisdom they _____ (impart) to me over the years.
had imparted
While I _____ (listen) to their stories for hours together, I _____ (remember) the times we _____ (spend) together planting flowers and learning about life.
was listening
While I was listening to their stories for hours together, I _____ (remember) the times we had spent together planting flowers and learning about life.
remembered
While I was listening to their stories for hours together, I remembered the times we _____ (spend) together planting flowers and learning about life.
had spent
By the time I left, the sun _____ (set), and I _____ (feel) a deep sense of gratitude for the bond we _____ (nurture) through love, care, and countless memories.
had set
By the time I left, the sun had set, and I _____ (feel) a deep sense of gratitude for the bond we had nurtured through love, care, and countless memories.
felt
By the time I left, the sun had set, and I felt a deep sense of gratitude for the bond we _____ (nurture) through love, care, and countless memories.
had nurtured
Explanation
(ii) Past Progressive tense is needed because the talking was an ongoing action while something else happened. (iii) Simple Past tense is needed for a completed action in the past. (iv) Past Perfect tense is needed because the imparting happened before the realisation. (v) Past Progressive tense is needed for an ongoing action in the past. (vi) Simple Past tense is needed for a completed action. (vii) Past Perfect tense is needed because the spending time happened before the remembering. (viii) Past Perfect tense is needed because the sun setting happened before the speaker left. (ix) Simple Past tense is needed for a completed feeling in the past. (x) Past Perfect tense is needed because the nurturing happened before the feeling of gratitude.