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  • Simon ......................... (dance) when he fell and hurt his leg.
    was dancing
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  • Why ............................. (you/laugh) all through your history lesson yesterday?
    were you laughing
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  • Jenny .................................. (sing) in the school choir many years ago.
    sang
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  • Todd often ................................. (ride) horses when he was a boy.
    rode
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  • I ................. (clean) my room about a week ago and I ......................... (get) a phone call from my nan saying that my dog broke his leg.
    was cleaning / got
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  • I ............................... (play) hockey and afterwards I came home and ........................ (have) some food.
    was playing / had
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  • I ....................... (practice) my drama lines for my drama exam and my mum ....................... (call) me, saying my cousins were coming round this weekend.
    was practicing / called
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  • I ......................... (be) out shopping with my friend when I ................... (hear) there was a sale in my favourite shop.
    was / heard
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  • Melanie ...................................... (cook) dinner when her husband .................... (come) home
    was cooking / came
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  • I ......... (hear) a loud crash as I .................. (sit) in the garden.
    heard / was sitting
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  • While I ................ (do) my homework, the phone ..................... (ring).
    was doing / rang You could use: was ringing (BUT: explain your choice)
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  • I ...............(lose) my wallet while I .................................... (shop).
    lost / was shopping
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  • Mum and Dad ...................................(still argue) when I ...............(leave) the house
    were still arguing / left
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  • He ........................... (have) a shower when the postman ..................... (knock) on the door
    was having / knocked
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  • While granny ........................(sing) her false teeth .................................. (fall) out.
    was singing / fell
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  • We ............................. (walk) in the woods when the storm .................... (begin).
    were walking / began
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