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  • He (take) a shower when the doorbell (ring)
    was taking / rang
  • While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.
    was reading, was watching
  • He (live) in Russia when the Revolution (start)
    was living / started
  • While we (visit) Rome, we (see) the Vatican and (spend) a few days at the beach.
    were visiting / saw / spent
  • Everybody (listen) while the teacher (explain) the tenses.
    was listening / was explaining
  • When you (arrive) at the party, who (be) there? 
    arrived/ was
  • Susie (watch) a film when she (hear) the noise.
    was watching / heard
  • 1) I (sit) in a cafe when you (call)
    was sitting / called
  • Marvin (check) his email when his wife (come) home.
    was checking / came
  • He (meet) his wife while he (work) in a bank.
    met / was working 
  • What (they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy
    were they doing
  • The thief (sneak) into the house, (steal) the jewels and (leave) without a trace.
    snuck / stole/ left
  • He (take) in the shower when the telephone (ring)
    was taking / rang
  • When Bob (leave) his house in Colorado this morning, it (snow).
    left / was snowing
  • She (wake) up and (look) at her watch.
    woke/ looked
  • When her train (get) to the station, she saw we (wait) for her.
    got / were waiting
  • While we (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends (buy) souvenirs.
    were doing / were buying
  • When I (walk) into the room, everyone (work).
    walked / was working
  • At 7 PM last night, we (listen) to music.
    were listening
  • They (live) in Germany when they (be) young.
    lived / were
  • Why ___ you (stand) on a chair when I (come) into the room?
    were you standing / came
  • What (you/do) when I (call) you last night?
    were you doing /called
  • We (play) tennis when John (hurt) his ankle
    were playing / hurt