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  • Last night I ___ (read) when suddenly I ___ (hear) a scream.
    was reading - heard
  • George ___ (fall) off the chair while he ___ (wait) for Nancy.
    fell - was waiting
  • What ____ you ____ (do) at 10 o'clock yesterday morning?
    were - doing
  • Paul ___ (take) a photograph of them while they ___ (not/look).
    took - were not looking
  • At 6:00 this morning I ___ (have) a wonderful dream, but then the alarm ___ (go) off.
    was having - went
  • I ____ (see) Jim in the park on Sunday. He ___ (sit) on the grass and ____ (read) a book.
    saw - was sitting - reading
  • We ___ (not - go) out last weekend because it ___ (be) snowing.
    didn't go - was
  • Last vacation, Linda ___ (go) to the beach.
    went
  • The phone __ (ring) when I ___ (take) a shower.
    rang - was taking
  • Mark ___ (not- shave) this morning because he ___ (not - have) time.
    didn't shave - didn't have
  • When John ___ (arrive), we ___ (have) dinner. (We had already started dinner before John arrived.)
    arrived - were having
  • Tom ____ (cook) dinner when his mother _____ (arrive) home yesterday.
    was cooking - arrived
  • It ___ (rain) when I ___(get) up.
    was raining - got
  • Bill ____ (burn) his hand while he ___ (make) breakfast.
    burnt - was making
  • When John ___ (arrive), we ___ (have) dinner. (Tom arrived and then we ate.)
    arrived - had
  • ___ you ____ (watch) TV when I ____ (phone) you?
    Were - watching - phoned
  • We ___ (see) an accident when we ___ (wait) for our turn before the toll booths.
    saw - were waiting
  • While I ___ (work) in the garden, I ___ (hurt) my back.
    was working - hurt
  • What __ you ____ (do) on the weekend?
    did - do
  • I ___ (break) a plate last night. I ___ (do) the washing-up when it ____ (slip) out of my hand.
    broke - was doing - slipped
  • I ___ (meet) Carol at the party. She ___ (wear) a really beautiful dress.
    met - was wearing
  • While I ___ (talk) to Mr. Jones, somebody ___ (walk) into the office and ___ (steal) the computer.
    was talking - walked - stole
  • This time yesterday I ___ (lie) on the beach.
    was lying