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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
The boy ....................... (not swim) in the sea yesterday at 3 o'clock.
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 visited them?
Were Tom and his father playing