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I ______________ (switch off ) the computer because it _____________________ (make) a strange noise.
switched off / made
was switching off / was making
switched off / was making
was switching off / was making
My dad __________________________ (listen) to classical music when I __________________ (arrive) home from school.
listened / was arriving
was listening / was arriving
listened / arrived
was listening / arrived
We ________________ (play) video games when my mum ______________ (say) ‘Turn the volume down!’
played / was saying
were playing / was saying
played / said
were playing / said
My cousin _________________(meet) his wife, Bianca, while he _____________(live) in Italy
was meeting / was living
met / was living
was meeting / met
met / lived
My little sister ___________(draw) a picture while I _____________(study) for my French exam.
was drawing / studied
drew / studied
drew / was studying
was drawing; was studying
While they ____________ (try) to fix the computer, all the lights _____________ (go out).
tried / went out
tried / were going out
were trying / were going out
were trying / went out
When we _____________(leave) school yesterday, it _________________ (pour) with rain.
were leaving / poured
left / poured
were leaving / was pouring
left / was pouring
When you _____________ (see) Paul, _____________ (wear) a black jacket?
were seeing / did he wear ...?
saw / was he wearing ... ?
were seeing / was he wearing ...?
saw / did he wear ...?
I ___________ (try) to log on when the WiFi _____________ (stop) working
tried / was stopping
was trying / was stopping
was trying / stopped
tried / stopped
While Dad ____________ (print) an article, the printer _____________ (run out) of paper.
was printing / was running out
printed / ran out
was printing / ran out
printed / was running out
‘What _________________ (you / do) at this time yesterday?’ ‘I was asleep.’
were you do
did you do
were you doing
did you doing
‘ _________________ (you / go) out last night?’ ‘No, I was too tired.’
Did you going
Were you going
Were you do
Did you go
How fast _______________ (you / drive) when the accident ______________ (happen)?
were you driving / was happening
drove / happened
were you driving / happened
drove / was happening
Sam ____________ (take) a picture of me while I ____________ (not / look).
took / wasn’t looking
was taking / wasn't looking
took / looked
was taking / looked
We were in a very diff icult position. We ______________ (not / know) what to do, so we _______________ (do) nothing.
didn’t know / did
knew / did
weren't knowing / did
were knowing / were doing
I haven’t seen Alan for ages. When I last _____________ (see) him, he _______________ (try) to find a job.
was seeing / tried
saw / was trying
saw / tried
was seeing / was trying
