Question

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense.

I can’t believe I (get)_______________ that apartment. I
(submit)_______________ my application last week, but I didn’t think I had a chance of actually getting it. When I (show)_______________ up to take a look around, there were at least twenty other people who (arrive)_______________ before me. Most of them (fill, already)_______________ out their applications and were already leaving. The landlord said I could still apply, so I did.
I (try)_______________ to fill out the form, but I couldn’t answer half of the questions. They (want)_______________ me to include to include references,
but I didn’t want to list my previous landlord because I
(have)_______________ some problems with him in the past and I knew he wouldn’t recommend me. I (end)_______________ up listing my father as a reference.
It was total luck that he (decide)_______________ to give me the apartment. It turns out that the landlord and my father (go)_______________ to high school together. He decided that I could have the apartment before he
(look)_______________ at my credit report. I really lucked out!