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