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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 ______ off the ladder while he ________ the ceiling. (fall, 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?
It ________ (be) peaceful and the birds ________ (sing).
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 lights.
The car stopped at the 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.
We __________ (buy) some snacks when the train ___________ (arrive)
We were buying some snacks when the train arrived
The kids ________ play) when I ________ (take) the photo.
The kids were playing when I took the photo.
When I _____ (take) the photo, the kids_________ (play) .
When I took the photo, the kids were playing.
When the guests ______ (arrive), Jane _______ (cook) dinner.
When the guests arrived, Jane was cooking dinner.
I ______ (break) my leg when I ________ (ski)
I broke my leg when I was skiing
I _______ (look) out the window when the accident ______ (happen)
I was looking out the window when the accident happened.
When I ________ (wake) up, it __________ (rain)
When I woke up, it was raining.
I _________ (sleep) when you __________ (phone) this morning.
I was sleeping when you phoned this morning.
My parents __________ (sleep) when the thieves ________ (steal) their TV
They were sleeping when the thieves stole their TV.
When I ________ (leave) home, my brother _________ (have) breakfast.
When I left home, my brother was having breakfast.
Peter ________ (play) videogames when the internet connection __________ (crash)
Peter was playing videogames when the internet connection crashed.
They ___________ (listen) to music when the radio __________ (break)
They were listening to music when the radio broke
Mary Jane ________________ (cook) when shen ___________ (burn) her hand.
Mary Jane was cooking when she burnt her hand.
I ___________ (walk) down the street when I ________ (see) your sister.
I was walking down the street when I saw your sister.
When the telephone _______ (ring) I _____________ (have) a shower.
When the telephone rang I was having a shower.
I ___________ (play) when it ________ (start) to rain.
I was playing when it started to rain.
I _______________ (watch) TV when my mum _____________ (turn) it off.
I was watching TV when my mum turned it off.
What _______(you / watch) on TV at 7 p.m last night?
were you watching
What ____(you / think) about when the class ___(start)?
were you thinking - started
_____(you/use) a dictionary while _______(you/do) your last English homework?
did you use / you were doing
What was your friends doing when the English teacher _______(arrive) today?
arrived
What____ (your friends/ do) when you ____(see) them this morning?
were your friends doing - saw
What ___(you/ do) when they ____(watch) the news yesterday?
were you doing - watched
I ___ (see) Hannah when I___(be) at the shopping centre.
saw / was
I __(have) an accident while I ___ (drive) home.
had / was driving
When I ___(arrive), the rescuers ___ (look) for the lost girl.
arrived / were looking
The plane ___(fly) over the area when the pilot ___ (see) the explorers.
was flying / saw
While they ___(sail) along the coast, there ___(be) a storm.
were sailing / was
While the children ___ (play), they____(see) a snake.
were playing / saw
The thieves ___  (come)  into the house while the man ____ (sleep) 
came / was sleeping
He ____ (miss) the train because he ____ (talk) with some friends 
missed / was talking
I_______  (go) to the doctor 2 days ago because I ________ (have) a terrible headache.
went / was having
While my brother_____ (study), my grandma_____  (make) some muffins
was studying / was making
When the post man____(arrive), my father_____ (have) a shower
arrived / was having
It _______ to rain while they _______ for the bus.(start, wait)
started, were waiting
When I ______ Kate, she _____ a black dress. (meet, wear)
met, was wearing
While they _________ home they ______ an accident. (go, have)
were going, had
I _______ when I ______ off the bed. (sleep, fall)
was sleeping, fell
The phone ______ while David ______ a shower. (ring, have)
rang, was having
While we ______ to SĂŁo Paulo we _____ an accident. (drive, see)
were driving, saw
Last weekend Susan ______ and ______ her leg. (walk, break)
was walking, broke
Mary ______ lunch when they ______. (prepare, come)
was preparing, came
While my father _______ a bike, he _____ two robbers run out of the bank. (ride, see)
was riding, saw
They ______ video games, while their mom _______ the dishes.(play, wash)
were playing, was washing
When I _____ Martha at the party she _____ to Juliet. (see, not talk)
saw, wasn't talking
John _______ asleep while he _______ a book. (fall,read)
fell, was reading
She ______ the road when I ____ her. (cross, see)
was crossing, saw
They _______ off their bikes because they _______ too fast. (fall, ride)
fell, were riding
While my father _________, he ______ a beautiful bird. (run, see)
was running, saw
I _______ a book when you ______ me. (read, call)
was reading, called
She ________ very fast and she _______ the tree. (run, not see)
was running, didn't see
When Alex ______, I _______ dinner. (arrive, have)
arrived, was having
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