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They ... (walk) along the beach when they ... (find) some beautiful shells.
were walking, found
Sam ... (collect) mushrooms in a forest when he ... (see) a baby deer.
was collecting, saw
The children ... (play) noisily in the living room when their dad ... (walk) in and ... (tell) them to be quiet.
were playing, walked, told
When I ... (get) home last night, it was very quiet. Everybody ... (sleep).
got, was sleeping
They ... (sunbathe) on the beach yesterday when suddenly a storm ... (break) out.
were sunbathing, broke
While Kelly ... (get) onto the bus yesterday, she ... (slip) on a banana skin and ... (fall) down.
was getting, slipped, fell
It was a beautiful day yesterday. The sun ... (shine) and the birds ... (sing) when suddenly it ... (start) to rain.
was shining, were singing, started
Somebody ... (steal) my wallet while I .... (travel) on the bus yesterday.
stole, was travelling
When I ... (open) the cupboard door, a pile of books ... (fall) out.
opened, fell
While Lynn ... (come) back home last night, she ... (hear) some footsteps behind her. Scared to death, she ... (turn) round to see who it was.
was coming, heard, turned
While we ... (travel) to the seaside last summer, our car ... (break) down. We ... (have) to spend the night in a hotel, waiting for our car to get repaired.
were travelling, broke, had
When I ... (look) out of the kitchen window yesterday evening, I ... (see) a strange woman standing in front of our block of flats. She was dressed in black and ... (hold) a white rose.
looked, saw, was holding
Beth ... (get) injured last week while she .... (play) tennis.
got, was playing
When mum ... (walk) into our bedroom, I ... ( read) a book and my two little sisters ... (play) a board game.
walked, was reading, were playing
When the teacher ... (hand) out the test papers, we immediately .... (start) doing the exercises.
handed, started
We ... (watch) a scary movie last night when suddenly the lights ... (go) out.
were watching, went
While I ... (walk) down the street yesterday, I ... (see) a little girl sitting on the pavement. She ... (cry).
was walking, saw, was crying
She ... (open) the fridge and ... (take) out a bottle of milk.
opened, took
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