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While I ______ (watch) TV, my sister was doing her homework.
was watching
My friends often _______(phone) me when my parents were out.
phoned
While I was talking to my friend, I ________(realise) that something was wrong.
realised
It was a lovely day. The sun ________(shine) and the birds ________(sing)
was shining / were singing
Mo Farah _______(win) a gold medal for Great Britain in the Rio Olympics.
won
While I ______(tidy) my room, I _____(find) some old photographs.
was tidying/found
As I _______(leave) the cinema, I _______ (realise) that I’d left my phone behind.
was leaving / realised
While Simon ______ (watch) television, his brother ______ (cook) dinner.
was watching /was cooking
When we _____ (hear) the fire alarm, we all _____ (stop) what we _____ (do) and ______ (walk) out of the building.
heard/ stopped /were doing/ walked
My computer _____ (crash) while I ______ (update) my web page.
crashed/was updating
I _______(sit) in a cafe when you ____(call) .
was sitting/ called
When you _____ (arrive) at the party, who _____ (be) there?
arrived / was
Susie ____(watch) a film when she ____ (hear) the noise.
was watching / heard
They _____ (live) in Germany when they _____ (be) young.
lived/were
At 7pm yesterday, we _____ (listen) to music.
were listening
When I _____(leave) the house, it ____(snow).
left / was snowing
