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It ____ (begin) to snow while we ____ (play) football.
began, were playing
It ____ (begin) to snow while we ____ (play) football.
began, were playing
The Smiths ____ (fly) to Italy yesterday.
flew
Jackie ____ (listen) to the radio when the doorbell ____ (ring)
was listening, rang
It ____ (start) to rain while I ____ (walk) through the park.
started, was walking
Nothing ____ (happen) when I turned the radio on.
happened
Harry ____ (sing) a song when Jane ____ (come) in.
was singing, came
This time last year, we ____ (study) for exams.
were studying
We ____ (sit) in the train, watching the landscape, when suddenly we ____ (hear) a terrible noise.
were sitting, heard
What ____ (you/do) when you ____ (break) your leg? I went to hospital.
did you do, broke
I ____ (stand) in the queue when I ____ (see) Stan.
was standing, saw
Last week a terrible thing ____ (happen). I ____ (lose) my wallet.
happened, lost
I don't know about you but I thought the party ____ (go) well.
went
The referee ____ (blow) his whistle just as a football player ____ (get) close to the goal.
blew, was getting.
The robber ____ (run) away when the policeman ____ (catch) him.
was running, caught
The bird ____ (fly) around the garden when the cat ____ (attack) it.
was flying, attacked
It ____ (be) a day last September. The sun ____ (shine) and the birds ____ (sing)
was, was shining, were singing
When I ____ (walk) into the room, everyone ____ (work).
walked, was working
He ____ (take) a shower when the telephone ____ (ring)
were taking, rang
What ____ (they/do) last night at 10? It was really noisy!
were they doing
We ____ (play) tennis when John ____ (hurt) his ankle.
were playing, hurt
Yesterday I ____ (go) to the library.
went
Susie ____ (watch) a film when she ____ (hear) a noise.
was watching, heard
When you ____ (arrive) at the party, who ____ (be) there?
arrived, was
I ____ (sit) in a café when you ____ (call)
was sitting, called