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While we ... (drive) to the seaside last weekend, we ... (run) out of petrol.
WERE DRIVING/ RAN
I ... (log) onto the internet and ... (check) my mail yesterday morning.
LOGGED/ CHECKED
While we ... (have) our online lesson, somebody ... (try) to hack into our Zoom meeting.
WERE HAVING/ TRIED
We ... (want) to go for a walk yesterday, but a strong wind ... (blow), so we ... (decide) to go back home.
WANTED/ WAS BLOWING/ DECIDED
The teacher ... (ask) Beth to switch her camera on, but she ... (say) she couldn't because of her weak Internet connection.
ASKED/ SAID
My laptop screen ... (go) blank while I ... (take) part in my online class, so I ... (switch) off my computer and then back on to see if that would help.
WENT/ WAS TAKING/ SWITCHED
We ... (have) dinner when suddenly some unexpected guests ... (arrive).
WERE HAVING/ ARRIVED
When I ... (find) an old box in the attic, I ... (open) it immediately. To my utter disappointment, there was no treasure inside.
FOUND/ OPENED
We ... (hike) in the mountains when a storm ... (break) out. We ... (feel) scared and ... (not/ know) what to do.
WERE HIKING/ BROKE/ FELT/ DIDN'T KNOW
I ... (lose) an important document while I ... (try) to find another one.
LOST/ WAS TRYING
They ... (find) a beautiful clearing with lots of wild strawberries while they ... (walk) through a forest last week. They ... (stop) and ... (start) collecting them.
FOUND/ WERE WALKING/ STOPPED/ STARTED
While she ... (travel) across Europe, she ... (meet) some interesting people.
WAS TRAVELLING/ MET
Tim ... (fall) asleep while he ... (revise) for his test last night. To his annoyance, his mum ... (wake) him up.
FELL/ WAS REVISING/ WOKE
We ... (get) lost while we ... (visit) Paris last year.
GOT/ WERE VISITING
When she ... (hear) the scream, she ... (look) out of the window to check what ... (happen).
HEARD/ LOOKED/ WAS HAPPENING
I ... (play) the piano when somebody ... (sneeze).
WAS PLAYING/ SNEEZED
