He (fell/was falling) off a ladder while he (changed/was changing) a light bulb.
He fell off a ladder while he was changing a light bulb.
Cathy (broke/was breaking) her favourite cup while she (washed/was washing) the dishes.
Cathy broke her favourite cup while she was washing the dishes.
He (wrote/was writing) an essay when the lights (went/were going) out.
He was writing an essay when the lights went out.
Mary (saw/was seeing) a terrible car accident while she (waited/was waiting) for a bus.
Mary saw a terrible car accident while she was waiting for a bus.
(Did he eat/Was he eating) lunch when the boss (asked/was asking) him to come to the office?
Was he still eating lunch when the boss asked him to come to the office?
Students (wrote/were writing) their history exam when the bell (rang/was ringing).
Students were writing their history exam when the bell rang.
She (came/was coming) into the classroom and (sat/was sitting) at the desk.
She came into the classroom and sat at the desk.
When I (walked/was walking) into the building, I (saw/was seeing) many people at the reception desk.
When I walked into the building, I saw many people at the reception desk.
Shakespeare (wrote/was writing) many plays during his lifetime.
Shakespeare wrote many plays during his lifetime.
What time (did your parents wake / were your parents waking) you up in the morning?
What time did your parents wake you up in the morning?
We (sat/were sitting) in a restaurant when we (heard/were hearing) on the radio about the demonstration in the city centre.
We were sitting in a restaurant when we heard on the radio about the demonstration in the city centre.
Why (didn't you come/weren't you coming) to my party on Sunday?
Why didn't you come to my party on Sunday?
(Did he finish/Was he finishing) all the exercises during the lesson?
Did he finish all the exercises during the lesson?
When he (came/was coming) back from school, his mum (cooked/was cooking) dinner.
When he came back from school, his mum was cooking dinner.
We (tried/were trying) to reach him all day yesterday.
We were trying to reach him all day yesterday.
How much money (did you save/were you saving) for your holidays last year?
How much money did you save for your holidays last year?
As the baby (slept/was sleeping), his mum (decided/was deciding) to take a shower in the meantime.
As the baby was sleeping, his mum decided to take a shower in the meantime.
At 6 p.m. yesterday, I (sat/was sitting)on the bus.
At 6 p.m. yesterday, I was sitting on the bus.
It (rained/was raining) heavily while we (drove/were driving) to London.
It was raining heavily while we were driving to London.
When his friends (visited/were visiting) him, he (revised/was revising) for his biology exam.
When his friends visited him, he was revising for his biology exam.
When the teacher (entered/was entering) the classroom, the students (didn't work/weren't working) in pairs. They (played/were playing) on their mobile phones.
When the teacher entered the classroom, the students weren't working in pairs. They were playing on their mobile phones.
I (didn't wash/wasn't washing) the dishes between two and three o'clock.
I wasn't washing the dishes between two and three o'clock.
Last year, we (visited/were visiting) Barcelona and Paris.
Last year, we visited Barcelona and Paris.
Tom (didn't have/wasn't having) a job last year. It (took/was taking) him a few months to find a new one.
Tom didn't have a job last year. It took him a few months to find a new one.
At two o'clock yesterday, Mike (watched/was watching) his favourite series.
At two o'clock yesterday, Mike was watching his favourite series.
What (did she do/was she doing) at 8 p.m. yesterday? She (worked/was working) on her homework?
What was she doing at 8 p.m. yesterday? She was working on her homework?
(Did you run/Were you running) in the park when you (met/was meeting) your friend?
Were you running in the park when you met your friend?
He (sent/was sending) ten emails while he (had/was having) his breakfast.
He sent ten emails while he was having his breakfast.
When I (saw/was seeing) Max yesterday, he (shopped/was shopping) for clothes in the shopping centre.
When I saw Max yesterday, he was shopping for clothes in the shopping centre.
Kate (had/was having) long blond hair when she (was/was being) in high school.
Kate had long blond hair when she was in high school.
They (moved/were moving) to New York last month.
They moved to New York last month.
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