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  • 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.
  • My friends _____ (relax) on the beach yesterday at 5 o'clock.
    My friends were relaxing on the beach yesterday at 5 o'clock.
  • 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.
  • Soft music _________ (play) when I ________ (go) into the room.
    Soft music was playing when I went into the room.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • She _____ (run) very fast and she _____ (not see) the tree.
    She was running very fast and she didn't see the tree.
  • 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 ________ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock ______(ring).
    She was having a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang.
  • Emma ____ (pass) her exam a few weeks ago.
    Emma passed her exam a few weeks ago.
  • _____ (they play) football when you _____ (visit) them?
    Were they playing football when you visited them?
  • _______ (you buy) that bag while I ________ (look) after the children?
    Did you buy that bag while I was looking after the children?
  • 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.
  • George ______ (fall) off the ladder while he ________ the ceiling. (paint)
    George fell off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling. (fall, paint)
  • Claire _____ (go) to Egypt last month.
    Claire went to Egypt last month
  • 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?
  • When the cars _____ (crash), people _____ (call) the police immediately.
    When the cars crashed, people called the police immediately.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • They _____ (play) video games while their mom _____ (wash) the dishes.
    They were playing video games while their mom washed the dishes.
  • While he _____ (prepare) dinner, he _____ (cut) his finger.
    While he was preparing dinner, he cut his finger.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • When we ______ (see) the spaceship, we _____(stop) the car.
    When we saw the spaceship, we stopped the car
  • It _____ (snow) when I ____ (leave) home this morning.
    It was snowing when I left home this morning.
  • 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.
  • It _______ (be) cold when we _______ (leave) the house that day.
    It was cold when we left the house that day.
  • The girls _____ (not surf) yesterday at 12 o'clock.
    The girls weren't surfing yesterday at 12 o'clock.
  • 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.
  • What a morning! It ________ (be) peaceful and the birds ________ (sing).
    What a morning! It was peaceful and the birds were singing.
  • 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.
  • It _____ (rain) when we _______ (come) out of the shopping centre.
    It was raining when we came out of the shopping centre.
  • What _____ (you do) last night at 9 o'clock? I _____ (work).
    What were you doing last night at 9 o'clock? I was working.
  • He ______ (break)his leg while he ____ (ski) .
    He broke his leg while he was skiing.
  • Claire _____ (swim) in the pool all day yesterday. (focusing on duration)
    Claire was swimming in the pool all day yesterday.
  • The car ______ (stop) at the traffic lights.
    The car stopped at the traffic lights.
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