I _____ (run) in the park and I _____ (see) this girl fall off her skateboard.
I was running in the park and I saw this girl fall off here skateboard.
It _____ (be) peaceful at sunrise and the birds _____ (sing).
It was peaceful at sunrise and the birds were singing.
What _____ (you/do) when I _____ (call) you last night?
were you doing / called
We _____ (drive) home in the middle of the night when we _____ (see) the flashing light.
We were driving home in the middle of the night when we saw the flashing light.
She _____ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock _____ (ring).
She was having a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang.
Was _____ (Jimmy, already wait) for you when you finally _____ (get) there?
Was Jimmy already waiting for you when you finally got there?
I _____ (sit) in a cafe when you _____ (see) you across the street .
was sitting/saw
Sam _____ (listen) to hip hop when he _____ (hear) a strange noise.
was listening / heard
I _____ (be) ill last week.
I was ill last week.
As I _____ (leave) the cinema, I _____ (realise) that I’d left my phone behind.
was leaving / realised
He _____ (break) both his legs while he _____ (ski) .
He broke both his legs while he was skiing.
It _____ (rain) when I _____ (leave) home last night.
It was raining when I left home last night.
It _____ (not rain) when we _____ (come) out of The School.
It wasn't raining when we came out of The School.
At 7 pm yesterday, we _____ (listen) to music.
were listening
When we _____ (hear) the fire alarm, we all _____ (stop) what we _____ (do) and _____ (walk) out of the building.
heard/ stopped /were doing/ walked
I _____ (take) a bath when the phone _____ (ring). It _____ (stop) after a few rings.
I was taking a bath when the phone rang. It stopped after a few rings.
When I was a teen, my friends _____ (not phone) me when my parents were out. Instead, they just came to my house!
didn't phone
The car _____ (come) out of the tunnel and _____ (crash) into another car. Luckily, the man who _____ (walk) across the road wasn't hurt.
The car came out of the tunnel and crashed into another car. Luckily, the man who was walking across the road wasn't hurt.
They _____ (live) in Germany when they _____ (be) young.
lived/were
Claire _____ (not go) to Egypt last month. She _____ (go) to the USA!
Claire didn't go to Egypt last month. She went to the USA.
George _____ off the ladder while he _____ the ceiling. (fall, paint)
George fell off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling. (fall, paint)
When I _____(leave) the house, it _____ (snow).
left / was snowing
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.
We _____ (play) tennis when John _____ (hurt) his ankle.
were playing / hurt
Mo Farah _____ (not win) a gold medal for Great Britain at the Barcelona Olympics. He _____ (win) at the Rio Olympics.
didn't win/ won
It _____ (be) cold when I _____ (leave) the house on Sunday.
It was cold when I left the house on Sunday.
What _____ (they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?
were they doing
The car _____ (not stop) at the stoplights.
The car didn't stop at the stoplights.
While mum _____ (tidy) the house, she _____ (find) some old photographs.
was tidying/found
When we _____ (see) the spaceship fly over our neigbour's house, we _____(be) in shock.
When we saw the spaceship fly over our neigbour's house, we were in shock.
When you _____ (arrive) at the party, who _____ (be) there?
arrived / was
_____ (you buy) trainers while I _____ (look) after the children?
Did you buy trainers while I was looking after the children?
He _____ (take) a shower when the telephone _____ (ring).
was taking / rang
While Simon _____ (watch) television, his brother _____ (not cook) dinner, but he _____ (dance) in the kitchen.
was watching /wasn't cooking/ was dancing
While I _____ (watch) TV, my sister _____ (do) her homework.
was watching/ was doing
Soft music _____ (play) when I _____ (enter) the restaurant.
Soft music was playing when I entered the restaurant.
While I _____ (talk) to my friend, I _____ (realise) that something was wrong.
was talking/ realised
My computer _____ (crash) while I _____ (update) my web page.
crashed/was updating
Last night Mr. Bean _____ (read) in bed when he suddenly _____ a scream. (hear)
Last night Mr. Bean was reading in bed when he suddenly heard a scream.
All of us_____ (pass) our exams a few weeks ago.
All of us passed our exams a few weeks ago.
When _____ (you buy) the car? – I _____ (buy) it a few days ago.
When did you buy the car? – I bought it a few days ago.
It was a lovely morning. The sun _____ (shine) and the birds _____ (sing).
was shining / were singing