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Many people …………..……. (travel) on the ship when it hit some rocks.

were travelling

We ………..….. (play) bingo when the lights ………… (go) out.

were playing / went

The little girl ……………. (fall) down and ……..……… (cry) loudly.

fell / cried

The snow ……………… (cover) the mountains when I …………….. (wake) up.

was covering / woke up

Hannah Hutted………..(become) a well-known writer five years ago in France.

became

Alexander ………… (begin) to cry when I ………. (tell) him the bad news.

began / told

Helen and Hector ……….. (spend) a lot of money last Easter holidays.

spent

At 5,00 Mrs Simpson ……………. (have) a cup of coffee with some friends.

was having

The girl ……………. (whisper) something in my ear but I couldn’t understand it.

whispered

Leonard ………………… (do) some research at the laboratory when I called him.

was doing

My cousin Lilia ………………… (tell) me good jokes yesterday evening at the pub.

told

They ………. (talk) on the phone when the boss …………..(arrive) at the office.

were talking

When Caroline ……………….. (get) off the bus it …………………….. (snow) a little.

got / was snowing

Andrew ………………. (give) some money to his sister and she ………… (tell) him ‘thank you’.

gave / told

While Julian ………………….. (repair) his motorbike, his grandfather …………… (read) a magazine.

was repairing / was reading

Margaret …………….. (reply) all the letters she ………………. (receive) last week.

was replying / received

Bernardo …………… (walk) his dogs when he ……………. (see) your girlfriend with Sergio.

was walking / saw

My uncle ……………. (save) a lot of money to buy a new sports car two years ago.

saved