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I was so...(catch) up in the football match on the TV, that I didn't realize the food I was cooking had already been...(burn).
I was so caught up in the football match on the TV, that I didn't realize the food I was cooking had already been burnt.
I had...(deal) all of the cards perfectly last time, so after that I...(become) a professional card dealer.
I had dealt all of the cards perfectly last time, so after that I became a professional card dealer.
I had...(beat) the rest of the runners in the race, so I was sure I would...(come) in first place.
I had beat the rest of the runners in the race, so I was sure I would come in first place.
I...(bite) the pasta but it burnt my mouth because I had...(not/blow) on it first.
I bit the pasta but it burnt my mouth because I hadn't blown on it first.
I ... (play) on the computer when the power... (go) out.
I was playing on the computer when the power... went out.
I .... (eat) breakfast when someone (ring) the doorbell.
I was eating breakfast when someone rang the doorbell.
I ... (do) my homework for nearly three hours.
I ... was doing my homework for nearly three hours.
She ... (take) a bath and her husband ... (play) poker in the casino.
She was taking a bath and her husband was playing poker in the casino.
When you ... (come) I ... (sit) in the garden.
When you came I was sitting in the garden.
The door ... (close) while I ... (dance) with my boyfriend.
The door closed while I was dancing with my boyfriend.
At what time yesterday ... you ... (eat) dinner?
At what time yesterday were you eating dinner?
The dogs ... (not/play) outside when the earthquake ... (happen).
The dogs weren't playing outside when the earthquake happened.
... Alan ... (dance) when you ... (arrive) at the party?
Was Alan dancing when you arrived at the party?
We ... (not/cycle) all day.
We weren't cycling all day.
While Tom ... (work) in the office, his friends ... (cook) dinner in the kitchen.
While Tom was working in the office, his friends cooked dinner in the kitchen.
What ... your sister ... (give) your mom for a birthday gift?
What did your sister give your mom for a birthday gift?
Yesterday at 5pm my mom ... (read) a book.
Yesterday at 5pm my mom ... was reading a book.
The dog ... (catch) a frisbee while we ... (walk) in the park.
The dog caught a frisbee while we were walking in the park
The kids ... (play) in the garden when it suddenly ... (begin) to rain.
The kids were playing in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
We ... (sit) in the park most of the time.
We were sitting in the park most of the time.
My cat ... (sleep) on my bed when my brother ... (scare) her.
My cat was sleeping on my bed when my brother scared her.
The professor ... (check) the exams when one of the students ... (come) to ask him a question.
The professor was checking the exams when one of the students came to ask him a question.
The phone ... (ring) while she ... (paint) her nails.
The phone rang while she was painting her nails.
He ... (know) how to play the guitar when he ... (be) younger.
He knew how to play the guitar when he was younger.
The Johnsons ... (not/be) in the house when the fire ... (start).
The Johnsons weren't in the house when the fire started.
It ... (rain) hail all day today.
It ... was raining hail all day today.
While we ... (camp) in the forest, the bear ... (attack) our tent.
While we were camping in the forest, the bear attacked our tent.
She ... (write) an e-mail to her friend when her boyfriend ... (visit) her.
She was writing an e-mail to her friend when her boyfriend visited her.
She accidentally ... (hit) her eye this morning while she ... (put) on makeup.
She accidentally hit her eye this morning while she was putting on makeup.