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While I was having a shower, the telephone _______ (ring).
 
rang
 
ringed
 
were ringing
 
rings
Past simple of BE
WAS / WERE
While mum ________ (read), dad _____ (cook).
 
was reading / was cooking
 
were reading / was cooking
 
was cooking / were reading
 
were reading / were cooking
Past simple of COME
CAME
past simple of GO
WENT
Past simple of BUY
BOUGHT
When I _______(be) young, I __________(want) to be a pilot.
was, wanted
Jessica ________(wear) a bright summer dress, when I ________ (see) her on the street.
 
was wearing / saw
 
wore / saw
 
were wearing / saw
I ________(meet) an old friend in town, while I ________(do ) the shopping.
met, was doing
While my mother _________(run), she saw a beautiful bird.
 
was running
 
were running
 
is running
 
are running
It _____ (snow) when I ____ (leave) home this morning.
 
was snowing / left
 
were snowing / left
Last night I ___________(read) in bed when I suddenly _______ a scream. (hear)
 
was reading / heard
 
were reading / heard
 
read / was hearing
 
read / were hearing
We _______ (drive) home in the middle of the night when we ______________(see) a flashing light.
were driving, saw
He ______ (sit) in the garden when a wasp stung him on the nose.
 
was sitting
 
were sitting
 
sat
 
sitting
When we ______ (see) the spaceship, we _____ (drive) the car.
 
saw, were driving
 
saw / was driving
 
see / were driving
 
see / was driving
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