I was becoming / became interested in journalism while I was studying / studied communications at university.
became, was studying
We were moving / moved to Manchester because the cost of living in London was going / went up and up.
moved, was going
He was going / went for the interview but he wasn’t getting / didn’t get the job.
went, didn’t get
I was leaving / left my job because I wasn’t liking / didn’t like the company.
left, didn’t like
Henry was interrupting / interrupted us while we were having / had an important discussion.
interrupted, were having
Their living room ceiling was falling / fell down. Luckily they weren’t sitting / didn’t sit in the room at the time.
fell, weren’t sitting
I was sitting / sat in the park at lunchtime when a bird was flying / flew down and was stealing / stole my sandwich
was sitting, flew, stole
She had / was having a brilliant idea while she was walking / walked to work this morning.
had, was walking
Jaime was leaving / left the meeting while they were still discussing / still discussed the project.
left, were still discussing
He was leaving / left before the meeting was ending / ended.
left, ended
They weren’t getting / didn’t get any sleep because the neighbours were playing / played loud music all night.
didn’t get,were
playing
Sorry, I wasn’t knowing / didn’t know that you were waiting / waited for me.
didn’t know, were waiting
We were driving / drove to Vancouver and then we were taking / took a ferry to Vancouver Island.
drove, took
Did you stay / Were you staying in bed while you had / were having a cold?
Did you stay, had
