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  • I ... (break) a glass while I ... (wash) the dishes.
    I broke a glass while I was washing the dishes.
  • They ... (not/work) yesterday
    it ... (be) Sunday.
    it was Sunday.
    They didn’t work yesterday
  • Where ... you ... (go) when I ... (see) you yesterday?
    Where were you going when I saw you yesterday?
  • I ... (finish) my homework before dinner.
    I finished my homework before dinner.
  • We ... (walk) to school when we ... (meet) our teacher.
    We were walking to school when we met our teacher.
  • They ... (dance) when the music ... (stop).
    They were dancing when the music stopped.
  • The teacher ... (write) on the board while the students ... (take) notes.
    The teacher was writing on the board while the students were taking notes.
  • She ... (lose) her keys yesterday morning.
    She lost her keys yesterday morning.
  • We ... (not/go) out yesterday because it ... (rain).
    We didn’t go out yesterday because it was raining.
  • They ... (not/watch) TV at 8 p.m. last night
    they ... (play) cards.
    They weren’t watching TV at 8 p.m. last night
    they were playing cards.
  • When we ... (arrive) at the airport, our friends ... (wait) for check-in.
    When we arrived at the airport, our friends were waiting for check-in.
  • We ... (go) to France last summer.
    We went to France last summer.
  • The children ... (play) in the garden when it ... (start) to rain.
    The children were playing in the garden when it started to rain.
  • What ... she ... (do) at 9 p.m. last night?
    What was she doing at 9 p.m. last night?
  • I ... (not/hear) you because I ... (listen) to music.
    I didn’t hear you because I was listening to music.
  • What ... you ... (do) yesterday evening?
    What did you do yesterday evening?
  • She ... (not/see) the car because she ... (look) at her phone.
    She didn’t see the car because she was looking at her phone.
  • He ... (fall) off his bike while he ... (ride) in the park.
    He fell off his bike while he was riding in the park.
  • We ... (see) a film last night.
    We saw a film last night.
  • I ... (drop) my phone while I ... (run) for the bus.
    I dropped my phone while I was running for the bus.
  • They ... (not/listen) to the teacher, they ... (talk) to each other.
    They weren’t listening to the teacher, they were talking to each other.
  • I ... (clean) the kitchen while my brother ... (tidy) his room.
    I was cleaning the kitchen while my brother was tidying his room.
  • They ... (have) breakfast when the phone ... (ring).
    They were having breakfast when the phone rang.
  • He ... (read) a book all afternoon yesterday.
    He was reading a book all afternoon yesterday.
  • I ... (not/see) you at the party on Saturday.
    I didn’t see you at the party on Saturday.
  • What ... you ... (do) when the lights ... (go) out?
    What were you doing when the lights went out?
  • While we ... (wait) for the bus, it ... (start) to snow.
    While we were waiting for the bus, it started to snow.
  • He ... (read) a newspaper when I ... (arrive).
    He was reading a newspaper when I arrived.
  • The baby ... (cry) all night.
    The baby was crying all night.
  • She ... (watch) TV when her husband ... (come) home.
    She was watching TV when her husband came home.
  • We ... (not/watch) TV because we ... (be) too tired.
    We didn’t watch TV because we were too tired.
  • While I ... (cook) dinner, my phone ... (ring).
    While I was cooking dinner, my phone rang.
  • I ... (see) your sister at the market yesterday.
    I saw your sister at the market yesterday.
  • I ... (not/understand) what he ... (say).
    I didn’t understand what he was saying.
  • When I ... (open) the door, the cat ... (sit) on the chair.
    When I opened the door, the cat was sitting on the chair.
  • I ... (study) English when the fire alarm ... (go) off.
    I was studying English when the fire alarm went off.
  • She ... (sleep) when I ... (call) her.
    She was sleeping when I called her.
  • While he ... (drive), it suddenly ... (start) to rain heavily.
    While he was driving, it suddenly started to rain heavily.
  • It ... (snow) all day yesterday.
    It was snowing all day yesterday.
  • It ... (be) very cold yesterday morning.
    It was very cold yesterday morning.
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