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The boy (ate/was eating) an ice cream when the monkey (stole/was stealing) it.
was eating, stole
The cats (slept/were sleeping) outside when the rain (started/was starting).
were sleeping, started
While the girl (read/was reading) a book, her phone (rang/was ringing).
was reading, rang
The teacher (arrived/was arriving) while Katie and Adam (played/were playing) a computer game.
arrived, were playing
Lucy (ate/was eating) her lunch when she (heard/was hearing) the news.
was eating, heard
The boy (fell/was falling) off his board while he (skated/was skating) in the park.
fell, was skating
While I (waited/was waiting) for the bus, I (saw/was seeing) a monkey in the trees.
was waiting, saw
While we (looked/were looking) for the lions at the zoo yesterday, we (found/were finding) the elephants.
were looking, found
While they (walked/were walking) beside the lake, they (heard/were hearing) the noise behind them.
were walking, heard
Yesterday while I (come) back home, I (drop) my purse in the road.
was coming, dropped
Jack (walked/was walking) along a path when he (saw/was seeing) a black bear.
was walking, saw
My mum (phoned/was phoning) her friend while we (had/were having) lunch.
phoned, having
My teacher (travelled/was travelling) by boat when she (felt/was feeling) sick.
was travelling, felt
While I (carried/was carrying) the plates, I (fell/was falling).
was carrying, fell
We (ran/were running) in the park when we (saw/were seeing) a big dog.
were running, saw
