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They were living in India when / while they got /were getting married.
They were living in India when they got married.
My mum was studying Medicine when / while she met / was meeting my dad.
My mum was studying Medicine when she met my dad.
We …………. (study) in Cambridge when we ………… (meet).
We ……WERE STUDYING……. (study) in Cambridge when we …MET (meet).
I ………… (not see) the match because I ………… (work).
I ……DIDN'T SEE…… (not see) the match because I ……WAS WORKING…… (work).
It ……. (rain) when we ………(leave) the party.
It …WAS RAINING…. (rain) when we ……LEFT…(leave) the party.
……………. you ……………….. (drive) fast when the police …………………….. (stop) you?
…WERE…. you …DRIVING... (drive) fast when the police …STOPPED.. (stop) you?
She ………. (arrive) while we ………… (have dinner).
She ……ARRIVED…. (arrive) while we ……WERE HAVING…… (have dinner).
He ……… (fall) off his bike while he ……….. (cycle) home.
He ……FELL… (fall) off his bike while he …WAS CYCLING…….. (cycle) home.
The children …………. (play) videogames when their parents ……… (arrive).
The children ……WERE PLAYING……. (play) videogames when their parents …ARRIVED…… (arrive).
We ………… (have) a barbecue when it ………… (start) to rain.
We ……WERE HAVING…… (have) a barbecue when it ……STARTED…… (start) to rain.
It …………… (snow) when our plane ………………… (land).
It ……WAS SNOWING……… (snow) when our plane ………LANDED………… (land).
You …………. (laugh) when I …………. (take) the photo.
You ……WERE LAUGHING……. (laugh) when I ……TOOK……. (take) the photo.
Susan ………… (arrive) while I ………… (have) dinner.
Susan ……ARRIVED…… (arrive) while I ……WAS HAVING…… (have) dinner.
She……………… (surf) when the shark ………… (attack) her.
She……WAS SURFING…… (surf) when the shark ……ATTACKED… (attack) her.
The students ……………….. (play) with their mobile phones when the teacher ……………… (come) in.
The students …WERE PLAYING….. (play) with their mobile phones when the teacher …CAME…… (come) in.
What ……………… (you/do) when I …………(call) you last night?
What ……WEW YOU DOING…… (you/do) when I ……CALLED……(call) you last night?
When I ………………… (leave) the house, it …………… (snow).
When I ….LEFT… (leave) the house, it ……WAS SNOWING…… (snow).
When I ………………… (walk) into the room, everyone …………… (work).
When I ……walked…… (walk) into the room, everyone ……was working…… (work).
He ……. (take) a shower when the telephone ……… (ring).
He …was taking…. (take) a shower when the telephone …rang…… (ring).
We ………… (play) tennis when John ………….(hurt) his ankle.
We …were playing… (play) tennis when John …hurt....(hurt) his ankle.
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