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_____ (they play) football when you _____ (visit) them?

Were they playing football when you visited them?

Buddy _____ (live) in Italy when he _____ (be) a child. He lives in Spain now.

Buddy lived in Italy when we was a child. He lives in Spain now.

When the cars _____ (crash), people _____ (call) the police immediately.

When the cars crashed, people called the police immediately.

What _____ (you do) last night at 9 o'clock? I _____ (work).

What were you doing last night at 9 o'clock? I was working.

Yesterday, I _____ (not go) to the cinema with my friends. I _____ (stay) at home.

Yesterday, I didn't go to the cinema with my friends. I stayed at home.

While he _____ (prepare) dinner, he _____ (cut) his finger.

While he was preparing dinner, he cut his finger.

The girls _____ (not surf) yesterday at 12 o'clock.

The girls weren't surfing yesterday at 12 o'clock.

My friends _____ (relax) on the beach yesterday at 5 o'clock.

My friends were relaxing on the beach yesterday at 5 o'clock.

Yesterday, at 7 o'clock, my brother _____ (do) his homework, but he _____ (not finish) it.

Yesterday, at 7 o'clock, my brother was doing his homework, but he didn't finish it.

Claire _____ (swim) in the pool all day yesterday. (focusing on duration)

Claire was swimming in the pool all day yesterday.

Last Sunday, we _____ (watch) TV when you _____ (call) us. We _____ (stop) watching TV and _____ (start) cooking.

Last Sunday, we were watching TV when you called us. We stopped watching TV and started cooking.

I _____ (not feel) well yesterday, so I _____ (not go) to the party.

I didn't feel well yesterday, so I didn't go to the party.

The phone _____ (ring) for a long time while David _____ (take) a shower.

The phone was ringing for a long time while David was taking a shower.

They _____ (play) video games while their mom _____ (wash) the dishes.

They were playing video games while their mom washed the dishes.

When I _____ (see) Martha at the party, she _____ (not talk) to Juliet.

When I saw Martha at the party, she wasn't talking to Juliet.

She _____ (run) very fast and she _____ (not see) the tree.

She was running very fast and she didn't see the tree.

It _____ (snow) when I ____ (leave) home this morning.

It was snowing when I left home this morning.

Last night, I ___________(read) in bed when I suddenly _______ a scream. (hear)

Last night, I was reading in bed when I suddenly heard a scream.

George ______ (fall) off the ladder while he ________ the ceiling. (paint)

George fell off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling. (fall, paint)

It _______ (be) cold when we _______ (leave) the house that day.

It was cold when we left the house that day.

I ______ (lie) in the bath when the phone _______ (ring). It ______ (stop) after a few rings.

I was lying in the bath when the phone rang. It stopped after a few rings.

Was ______(Jimmy, already wait) for you when you _____ (get) there?

Was Jimmy already waiting for you when you got there?

What a morning! It ________ (be) peaceful and the birds ________ (sing).

What a morning! It was peaceful and the birds were singing.

_______ (you buy) that bag while I ________ (look) after the children?

Did you buy that bag while I was looking after the children?

Soft music _________ (play) when I ________ (go) into the room.

Soft music was playing when I went into the room.

We _______ (drive) home in the middle of the night when we ______________(see) a flashing light.

We were driving home in the middle of the night when we saw a flashing light.

The car ______ (stop) at the traffic lights.

The car stopped at the traffic lights.

She ________ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock ______(ring).

She was having a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang.

Claire _____ (go) to Egypt last month.

Claire went to Egypt last month

He ______ (sit) in the garden when a wasp _______(sting) him in the nose.

He was sitting in the garden when a wasp stung him in the nose.

When ________ (you buy) the car? – I ________ (buy) it a few years ago.

When did you buy the car? – I bought it a few years ago.

When we ______ (see) the spaceship, we _____(stop) the car.

When we saw the spaceship, we stopped the car

Emma ____ (pass) her exam a few weeks ago.

Emma passed her exam a few weeks ago.

I _______ (look)out of the window and saw that people _____ (walk) in the park.

I was looking out of the window and saw that people were walking in the park.

He ______ (break)his leg while he ____ (ski) .

He broke his leg while he was skiing.

I ____ (be) ill last week.

I was ill last week.

It ______(happen) very quickly. The car _______ (come) out of the side road and then the van ____ (drive) into the back of it.

It happened very quickly. The car came out of the side road and then the van drove into the back of it.

It _____ (rain) when we _______ (come) out of the shopping centre.

It was raining when we came out of the shopping centre.