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Past simple and past continuous when/while

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  • I ___ (cycle) home yesterday when I ___ (meet) Ben. He ___ (go) to the library.
    I was cycling home yesterday when I met Ben. He was going to the library.
  • What ___ (you / do) when I ___ (come) in?
    What were you doing when I came in?
  • Yesterday I __________ (go) to the library, then I __________ (have) a swim, later I __________ (meet) Julie for a coffee.
    Yesterday I went to the library, next I had a swim, later I met Julie for a coffee.
  • When you __________ (arrive) at the party, who __________ (be) there?
    When you arrived at the party, who was there?
  • I __________ (sit) in a café when you __________ (call).
    I was sitting in a café when you called.
  • He __________ (take) a shower when the telephone __________ (ring).
    He was taking a shower when the telephone rang.
  • Julie ___ (be) in the garden when Laurence ___ (arrive).
    Julie was in the garden when Laurence arrived.
  • It ___ (be) a day last September. The sun ___ (shine) and the birds ___ (sing). I ___ (walk) along the path when I ___ (see) a strange object in the sky.
    It was a day last September. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. I was walking along the path when I saw a strange object.
  • The phone ___ (ring) when I ___ (leave) the office.
    The phone was ringing when I left.
  • Susie __________ (watch) a film when she __________ (hear) the noise.
    Susie was watching a film when she heard the noise.
  • We __________ (play) tennis when John __________ (hurt) his ankle.
    We were playing tennis when John hurt his ankle.
  • They ___ (not / watch) TV when I ___ (get) home. They ___ (study).
    They weren’t watching TV when I got home. They were studying.
  • What __________ (they / do) at 10pm last night? It __________ (be) really noisy.
    What were they doing at 10pm last night? It was really noisy.
  • We ___ (drive) home when we ___ (see) the accident.
    We were driving home when we saw the accident.
  • I ___ (walk) along the street when I suddenly ___ (feel) something hit me in the back. I ___ (not / know) what it was.
    I was walking along the street when I suddenly felt something hit me. I didn’t know what it was.
  • When I __________ (walk) into the room, everyone __________ (work).
    When I walked into the room, everyone was working.
  • We ___ (not / sleep) when the earthquake ___ (happen).
    We weren’t sleeping when the earthquake happened.
  • What __________ (you / do) when I __________ (call) you last night?
    What were you doing when I called you last night?
  • He __________ (be) in the shower when the telephone __________ (ring).
    He was in the shower when the telephone rang.
  • While I ___ (work) in the garden, I ___ (hurt) my back.
    While I was working in the garden, I hurt my back.
  • It ___ (start) to rain while I ___ (cycle).
    It started to rain while I was cycling.
  • I ___ (pay) for my things when I ___ (hear) someone call my name.
    I was paying for my things when I heard someone call my name.
  • I ___ (call) you last night but you ___ (not answer). What ___ (you / do)?
    I called, you didn’t answer. What were you doing?
  • I ___ (break) my leg while I ___ (ski).
    I broke my leg while I was skiing.