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I ... (play) on the computer when the power... (go) out.
I was playing on the computer when the power... went out.
I .... (eat) breakfast when someone (ring) the doorbell.
I was eating breakfast when someone rang the doorbell.
I ... (do) my homework for nearly three hours.
I ... was doing my homework for nearly three hours.
She ... (take) a bath and her husband ... (play) poker in the casino.
She was taking a bath and her husband was playing poker in the casino.
When you ... (come) I ... (sit) in the garden.
When you came I was sitting in the garden.
The door ... (close) while I ... (dance) with my boyfriend.
The door closed while I was dancing with my boyfriend.
At what time yesterday ... you ... (eat) dinner?
At what time yesterday were you eating dinner?
The dogs ... (not/play) outside when the earthquake ... (happen).
The dogs weren't playing outside when the earthquake happened.
... Alan ... (dance) when you ... (arrive) at the party?
Was Alan dancing when you arrived at the party?
We ... (not/cycle) all day.
We weren't cycling all day.
While Tom ... (work) in the office, his friends ... (cook) dinner in the kitchen.
While Tom was working in the office, his friends were cooking dinner in the kitchen.
What ... your sister ... (give) your mom for a birthday gift?
What did your sister give your mom for a birthday gift?
Yesterday at 5pm my mom ... (read) a book.
Yesterday at 5pm my mom ... was reading a book.
The dog ... (catch) a frisbee while we ... (walk) in the park.
The dog caught a frisbee while we were walking in the park.
The kids ... (play) in the garden when it suddenly ... (begin) to rain.
The kids were playing in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
We ... (sit) in the park most of the time.
We were sitting in the park most of the time.
