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  • When Molly ... (drop) her phone on the floor, it ... (break).
    dropped - broke
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  • When my parents ... (get) home, they ... (find) a mouse in the kitchen.
    got - found
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  • Martin ... (not hear) the phone because he ... (have) a shower.
    didn't hear - was having
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  • At 8 p.m. last night, I ... (sit) at my desk but I ... (not work).
    was sitting - wasn't working
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  • When I saw ben and Tia, they ... (sit) on a bench, ... (laugh) and ... (chat).
    sitting - laughing - chatting
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  • It was a warm afternoon. but the sun... (not shine).
    wasn't shining
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  • While we ... (take) my grandmother to hospital, our car ... (break down).
    were taking - broke down
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  • I ... (lose) my watch while we ... (play) volleyball in the park.
    lost - were playing
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  • It was past midnight when Helen ... (arrive) home.
    arrived
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  • She ... (close) the door quietly because her parents ... (sleep) upstairs.
    closed - were sleeping
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  • As she ... (take off) her coat, she ... (see) a letter on the floor with her name on it.
    took off - saw
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  • She ... (open) the letter and ... (read) it.
    opened - read
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  • Then she ... (put) it in her pocket, ... (pick up) her coat and ... (go) out again.
    put - picked up - went
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  • It ... (be) a cold night but it ... (not rain).
    was - wasn't raining
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  • A few people ... (walk) towards the High Street, so Helen ... (cross) the road and ... (follow) them.
    were walking - crossed - followed
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  • She ... (not know) where they ... (go) - but she ... (not want) to be alone.
    didn't know - were going - didn't want
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