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Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs provided - elementary / intermediate

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Was ______(Jimmy, already wait) for you when you _____ (get) there?

Was Jimmy already waiting for you when you got there?

I ______ (lie) in the bath when the phone _______ (ring). It ______ (stop) after a few rings.

I was lying in the bath when the phone rang. It stopped after a few rings.

It _______ (be) cold when we _______ (leave) the house that day.

It was cold when we left the house that day.

George ______ off the ladder while he ________ the ceiling. (fall, paint)

George fell off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling. (fall, paint)

Last night I ___________(read) in bed when I suddenly _______ a scream. (hear)

Last night I was reading in bed when I suddenly heard a scream.

It _____ (snow) when I ____ (leave) home this morning.

It was snowing when I left home this morning.