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Doctor Fisher _____________ (travel) widely as a young man and __________________ (always keep) a diary.
travelled / always kept
I _____________ (see) my brother and his friend when I ______________ (wait) for the bus, but they _________________ (not see) me.
saw / was waiting
Lily _________________ (fill) in the application form and ___________________ (give) it to the receptionist.
filled / gave
While I __________________ (work) in Rome, I _____________ (meet) a girl who __________________ (look) just like your sister.
was working / met / looked
Simon ____________ (buy) a new laptop because his old one __________________ (always crash).
bought / was always crashing
I _________________ (miss) your text because my phone _____________________ (charge) in another room.
missed / was charging
Anna's feeling depressed because she __________________ (hope) for a pay rise last week, but she _____________________ (not get) one.
was hopping / didn't get
The teacher ________________ (take) a photo of us while we ________________ (climb) up the tree.
took / were climbing
He ________________ (correct) exam papers when I ________________ (visit) him.
was correcting / visited
Mom ________________ (prepare) dinner when we ________________ (get) home from football practice.
was preparing / got
I ________________ (sit) on a bench in the park when a man ________________ (come) up to me and ________________ (want) to know what time it ________________ (be).
was sitting / came / wanted / was
We ________________ (meet) Martha at the airport last week. She ________________ (wait) for the arrival of her sister while we ________________ (travel) to New York.
met / was waiting / were travelling
