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It .......................... (rain) when we .....................(come) out of the shopping centre.
was raining / came
I ................... (be) ill last week, so I didn't go to the party.
was
He .................. (break) his leg while he ..................... (ski) in the Alps.
broke / was skiing
Last Sunday we .................. (cook) lunch when you texted us.
were cooking
Claire ................. (go) to Egypt two years ago.
went
Yesterday at 7 o'clock my brother ............... (do) his homework, but he didn't finish it.
was doing
The car .................... (stop) at the traffic lights.
stopped
I was sitting in the garden while the birds ................... (sing) beautifully.
were singing
My friends ................ (relax) on the beach yesterday at 5 o'clock.
were relaxing
My sister and I ................. (fly) a kite in the park when we.................. (meet) our cousins.
were flying / met
The girls ............................ (surf) yesterday at 12 o'clock.
were surfing
Yesterday at 9 o'clock the lifeguard ..................... (watch) everyone on the beach.
was watching
Timmy ....................... (not swim) in the sea yesterday when the shark attacked the tourists.
wasn't swimming
They were playing volleyball when the sun .................. (go) down
went
While he ..................... (prepare) dinner, he ............... (cut) his finger.
was preparing / cut
Yesterday I ................... (not go) to the cinema with my friends. I stayed at home.
didn't go
What ............... you ................. (do) last night at 9 o'clock? I ................. (watch) T.V.
were you doing / was watching
When I ............. (get) up this morning, my father .................. (listen) to the radio in the kitchen
got / was listening
Matt ................ (use) the computer when the modem stopped working.
was using
Susan ................. (travel) to Mendoza when I ............... (see) her at the bus station.
was travelling / saw
When I ............... (walk) into the room it was chaos! The children ................ (write) all over the walls!
walked / were writing
When the cars ...................... (crash) , people ................. (call) the police immediately.
crashed / called
Last Friday at 3 o'clock Mandy ............... (study) for an exam.
was studying
Buddy ................. (live) in Italy when he was a child.
lived
.................. Tom and his father ................ (play) football when you saw them?
Were Tom and his father playing