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Bill (burn) ___ his hand, as he (cook) __.
burnt -- was cooking
Sam (meet) __ a friend when he (wait) ____ for the bus.
met -- was waiting
While my mum (cook) ___, I (clean) ___ the room.
was cooking -- was cleaning
Kate (borrow) __ the book but forgot to bring it back.
borrowed
We (play) ___ cards when we (hear) ___ the noise.
were playing -- heard
When I woke up, the birds (sing) ___________.
were singing
When I arrived, they (wait) ____ for me at the platform.
were waiting
While she (pack) ___ the suitcase, her brother was vacuuming the flat.
was packing
I (dropped / was dropping) my phone while I (was getting / got) on the bus.
dropped -- was getting
It (was raining / rained) when I woke up.
was raining
What (were you doing / did you do) at nine o'clock last night?
were you doing
Yesterday I (cut) _____ my finger while I (make) _____ salad.
cut -- was making
Yesterday afternoon, while my mum (cook) _____, my dad was cutting the grass in the garden.
was cooking
Emily (enter) ____ the house and (take) _____ off her shoes.
entered --took
Susan (not/go) ____ to work last Wednesday.
didn't go
They (go) _____ abroad last month.
went
While he (write) __________ an email, his laptop (stop) ____ working.
was writing -- stopped
He (work) _____ in the garden when he (find) __________ the money.
was working -- found
Last year I (visit) __________ Paris and Rome.
visited
I (break) _____ my leg when I (ski) ______.
broke -- was skiiing
When they (walk) ________ on the ice, they (fall) __________.
were walking -- fell
When I (leave) _____ the house, it (snow) _____ .
left -- was snowing
At 7pm yesterday, we (listen) ___________ to music.
were listening
When her train (get) _____ to the station, we (wait) _____ on the platform.
got -- were waiting
He (take) ______ a shower when the telephone (ring) ________.
was taking -- rang
What (they/do) ___________ at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?
were they doing
We (play) ______ tennis when John (hurt) ____ his ankle.
were playing -- hurt
Yesterday I (go) ______ to the library, next I (have)_____ a swim, later I (meet) ____ Julie for coffee.
went -- had -- met
Susie (watch) _________ a film when she (hear) __________ the noise.
was watching -- heard
I (sit) __________ in a cafe when you (call) __________.
was sitting -- called
When we (talk) _________ , I (see) _____ one of my favourite football players having coffee.
were talking -- saw
I (see) ___________ a famous person when I (buy) ______ a present.
saw -- was buying
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