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What __________ (you / do) when I __________ (call) you last night?
What were you doing when I called you last night?
I __________ (sit) in a café when you __________ (call).
I was sitting in a café when you called.
Susie __________ (watch) a film when she __________ (hear) the noise.
Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise.
We __________ (play) tennis when John __________ (hurt) his ankle.
We were playing tennis when John hurt his ankle.
What __________ (they / do) at 10pm last night? It __________ (be) really noisy.
What were they doing at 10pm last night? It was really noisy.
He __________ (take) a shower when the telephone __________ (ring).
He was taking a shower when the telephone rang.
We ___ (drive) home when we ___ (see) the accident.
We were driving home when we saw the accident.
I ___ (break) my leg while I ___ (ski).
I broke my leg while I was skiing.
It ___ (start) to rain while I ___ (cycle).
It started to rain while I was cycling.
I ___ (cycle) home yesterday when I ___ (meet) Ben.
I was cycling home yesterday when I met Ben.
While I ___ (work) in the garden, I ___ (hurt) my back.
While I was working in the garden, I hurt my back.
What ___ (you / do) when I ___ (come) in?
What were you doing when I came in?
They ___ (not / watch) TV when I ___ (get) home. They ___ (study).
They weren’t watching TV when I got home. They were studying.
We ___ (not / sleep) when the earthquake ___ (happen).
We weren’t sleeping when the earthquake happened.
I ___ (walk) along the street when I suddenly ___ (feel) something hit me in the back. I ___ (not / know) what it was.
I was walking along the street when I suddenly felt something hit me. I didn’t know what it was.
I ___ (pay) for my things when I ___ (hear) someone call my name.
I was paying for my things when I heard someone call my name.
