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What (did she do/was she doing) at 8 p.m. yesterday? She (worked/was working) on her homework?
was she doing, was working
As the baby (slept/was sleeping), his mum (decided/was deciding) to take a shower in the meantime.
was sleeping, decided
When I (walked/was walking) into the building, I (saw/was seeing) many people at the reception desk.
walked, saw
(Did he finish/Was he finishing) all the exercises during the lesson?
did he finish
When his friends (visited/were visiting) him, he (revised/was revising) for his biology exam.
visited, was revising
Shakespeare (wrote/was writing) many plays during his lifetime.
wrote
Mary (saw/was seeing) a terrible car accident while she (waited/was waiting) for a bus.
saw, was waiting
It (rained/was raining) heavily while we (drove/were driving) to London.
was raining, were driving
Kate (had/was having) long blond hair when she (was/was being) in high school.
had, was
He (sent/was sending) ten emails while he (had/was having) his breakfast.
sent, was having
When the teacher (entered/was entering) the classroom, the students (didn't work/weren't working) in pairs. They (played/were playing) on their mobile phones.
entered, weren't working, were playing
We (sat/were sitting) in a restaurant when we (heard/were hearing) on the radio about the demonstration in the city centre.
were sitting, heard
(Did he eat/Was he eating) lunch when the boss (asked/was asking) him to come to the office?
was he eating, asked
We (tried/were trying) to reach him all day yesterday.
were trying
When he (came/was coming) back from school, his mum (cooked/was cooking) dinner.
came, was cooking
When I (saw/was seeing) Max yesterday, he (shopped/was shopping) for clothes in the shopping centre.
saw, was shopping
