1. She _______ (hear) a strange noise while she ________ (cook) dinner.
heard / was cooking
2. I ________________ (read) a book when the lights _______________ (go out).
was reading/went out
3. They __________ (play) football when it _______ (start) to rain.
were playing / started
4. I _________ (see) a beautiful bird while I __________ (walk) to school.
saw / was walking
5. We __________(watch) a film when the TV ________ (break) down.
were watching / broke
6. He _______ (have) an accident while he _____________ (drive) to work.
had / were driving
7. She ________ (take) a shower when the doorbell _________ (ring).
was taking / rang
9. My computer __________ (crash) while I ________ (write) an email.
crashed / was writing
8. While they _________ (have) breakfast, the cat _______ (jump) on the table.
were having / jumped
10. Ben _________ (study) for the exam when his friend _________ (call) him.
was studying / called
11. They _____________(dance) when the music suddenly _____________ (stop).
were dancing / stopped
12. I ______________ (have) a nap when the alarm _____________ (go) off.
was having / went
13. Molly _________ (meet) an old friend while she __________ (jog) in the park.
met / was jogging
14. While she ________ (clean) the house, she _________ (find) an old photo album.
was cleaning / found
15. The head teacher ___________ (walk) in while we __________ (take) an exam.
walked / were taking
16. She __________ (water) the flowers in the garden when she _______ (get) stung by a wasp.
was watering / got
