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1) When I _______(be) young, I __________(want) to be a pilot.
was, wanted
2) Jessica ________(wear) a bright summer dress, when I ________ (see) her on the street.
was wearing, saw
3) I ________(meet) an old friend in town, while I ________(do ) the shopping.
met, was doing
4) While my mother _________(run), she ______(see) a beautiful bird.
was running, saw
5) It _____ (snow) when I ____ (leave) home this morning.
was snowing, left
6) Last night I ___________(read) in bed when I suddenly _______ a scream. (hear)
was reading, heard
7) It _______ (be) cold when we _______ (leave) the house that day.
was, left
8) _______ (you buy) that bag while I ________ (look) after the children?
Did you buy, was looking after
9) Pop music _________ (play) when I ________ (go) into the room.
was playing, went
10) We _______ (drive) home in the middle of the night when we ______________(see) a flashing light.
were driving, saw
11) He ______ (sit) in the garden when a wasp _______(sting) him in the nose.
was sitting, stung
12) When ________ (you buy) the car? – I ________ (buy) it a few years ago.
did you buy, bought
13) When we ______ (see) the spaceship we _____(stop) the car.
saw, stopped
14) I _______ (look)out of the window and saw that people _____ (walk) in the park.
looked ,  were walking
15) It _____ (rain) when we _______ (come) out of the shopping centre.
was raining, came
16)Tom _________(fall) off the ladder while he __________(paint) the room.
fell, was painting
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