As firefighters ... (try) to put out the fire, an ambulance ... (take) the injured people to hospital.
were trying/ was taking
"What was John doing when you came home?". - He ......(sleep) on the sofa.
was sleeping
He ... (sleep) when the doorbell ... (ring).
was sleeping / rang
James....(not wake up) in time for school this morning.
didn't wake up
Mum ...(not see) Joe score a goal because she ... (not pay) attention.
didn't see / wasn't paying
When he ...(get) home, we (start) to eat dinner
got / started
Mr Black ... (not work) in the garden at 10pm last night.
wasn't working
Why... you .... (cry) when I arrived?
were you crying
Why ... you ....(stand) on a chair when I ... (come) into the room?
were you standing / came
When you ... (arrive) at the party, who ... (be) there?
arrived / was
Last year I ... (visit) Paris and Rome.
visited
It was a day in December. Snow ... (fall), children ... (sing) carols and people ...(do) their Christmas shopping.
was falling/ were singing/ were doing
My grandfather .... (leave) school when he was 14 and .... (get) a job.
left/got
Luke ...(not wear) his glasses when I .... (see) him yesterday.
wasn't wearing / saw
They ... (live) in Germany when they ... (be) young.
lived / were
What you ... (do) at 3pm yesterday?
What were you doing...?
David ... (not sleep) when I... (arrive), he... (study)!
wasn't sleeping/ arrived/was studying
I.....(not mean) to hurt your feelings.
didn't mean