Why ______ (stand) on a chair when I ______ (come) into the room?
were you standing/came
When I ______ (walk) into the room, everyone ______ (work).
walked/was working
What ______ (they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?
were they doing
I ______ (sit) in a cafe when you _______ (call) .
was sitting/called
He ______ (work) in a bank when he ______ (meet) his wife.
was working/met
What ______ (you/do) when I ______ (call) you last night?
were you doing/called
When they ______ (arrive) we ______ (wait) for the bus.
arrived/were waiting
He ______ (be) in the shower when the telephone ______ (ring).
was/rang
When I ______ (leave) the house, it ______ (snow).
left/was snowing
We ______ (play) tennis when John ______ (hurt) his ankle.
were playing/hurt
On holiday we ______ (visit) Rome, ______ (see) the Vatican, and ______ (spend) a few days at the beach.
visited/saw/spent
She ______ (do) her hair when the postman _______ (come)
was doing/came
When her train ______ (get) to the station, we ______ (wait) on the platform.
got/were waiting
Susie ______ (watch) a film when she ______ (hear) the noise.
was watching/heard
She ______ (read) a book when the phone ______ (ring)
was reading/rang
He ______ (live) in Russia when the Revolution ______ (start).
was living/started
They ______ (live) in Germany when they ______ (be) young.
lived/were
At 7pm yesterday, we ______ (listen) to music.
were listening
Yesterday I ______ (go) to the library, next I ______ (have) a swim, later I ______ (meet) Julie for coffee.
went/had/went
He ______ (take) a shower when the telephone ______ (ring).
was taking/rang
When you ______ (arrive) at the party, who ______ (be) there?
arrived/was
It ______ (be) a day last September. The sun ______ (shine) and the birds ______ (sing) . I ______ (walk) along the street when I (meet) an old friend.
was/was shining/were singing/was walking/met
He ______ (be) so annoying! He ______ (always leave) his things everywhere.
was/was always leaving
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