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I _________ (listen) to the radio when I ________ (hear) this fantastic song
I was listening to the radio when I heard this fantastic song
When the teacher _______ (say) ‘Stop!’, I ____ still _______ (try) to finish the last question.
When the teacher said ‘Stop!’, I was still trying to finish the last question.
I feel really silly! While I _______ (dance) , I _______ (fall) and _______ (break) my elbow.
I feel really silly! While I was dancing, I fell and broke my elbow.
Tim _________ (play) a computer game when his mum ______ (call) him for lunch.
Tim was playing a computer game when his mum called him for lunch.
I ________ (look) for a file on my memory stick when I _________ (notice) there was a virus.
I was looking for a file on my memory stick when I noticed there was a virus.
Ron _______ (find) a really interesting website about dance music while ________ (surf) the internet.
Ron found a really interesting website about dance music while he was surfing the internet.
My mum ________ (have) breakfast near the computer when she ________ (spill) her cup of coffee on the keyboard.
My mum was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled her cup of coffee on the keyboard.
When you ________ (see) me yesterday, I _______ (not go) to school, I _______ (go) to the doctor’s – I felt terrible.
When you saw me yesterday, I wasn’t going to school, I was going to the doctor’s – I felt terrible.
How many pictures ______ you ______ (take) while you ________ (travel) around Ireland?
How many pictures did you take while you were travelling around Ireland?
Why _____ you ________ (talk) to Philip while I ________ (try) to tell you something important?
Why were you talking to Philip while I was trying to tell you something important?
My dad ____________ (listen) to classical music when I ___________ (arrive) home from school.
My dad was listening to classical music when I arrived home from school
My little sister __________ (draw) a picture while I ____________ (study) for my French exam.
My little sister was drawing a picture while I was studying for my French exam
While they ____________ (try) to fix the computer, all the lights ______________ (go out).
While they were trying to fix the computer, all the lights went out
When you ____________ (see) Paul, ________ he ________________ (wear) a black jacket?
When you saw Paul, was he wearing a black jacket?
While my Dad __________ (print) my homework, the printer ________ (run out) of paper.
While my Dad was printing my homework, the printer ran out of paper
I ________ (meet) Gareth Bale while I __________ (live) in Cardiff
I met Gareth Bale while I was living in Cardiff
