Fill in the blanks with appropriate tenses

Fill in the blanks with Simple Past / Past Perfect

Excercise-1

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 references, but I didn’t want to list my previous landlord because I
(have) …………….. some problems with him 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!