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Yesterday, I _______________ (hear) a strange noise while I _______________ (put on) my pyjamas.
heard/putting on
The doctor ________________my eyesight yesterday. (examine)
The doctor examined my eyesight yesterday.
What ________ you _________ at three o’clock yesterday afternoon? (do)
What were you doing at three o’clock yesterday afternoon?
_____ your friends ________ basketball yesterday? (play)
Did your friends play basketball yesterday?
____ you ________your homework at 5 0’clock yesterday afternoon? (do)
Were you doing your homework at 5 0’clock yesterday afternoon?
The kids ___________ when I _____________ the photo. (play/take)
were playing/ took
I ___________ to the radio when Helen _________________. (listen, phone)
was listening/phoned
Yesterday at 8 o'clock I _________________ dinner with my boyfriend. (have)
having
They _________________ salsa when their baby _________________ (dance, wake up)
were dancing /woke up
They _______ off their bikes because they _______ too fast. (fall, ride)
fell, were riding
She ________ very fast and she _______ the tree. (run, not see)
was running, didn't see
The teacher____________(sit) down and ____________(open) her book.
sat, opened
How ________________(they /make) this cake last time?
did they make
The boys ____________(not+run) in the stadium this time yesterday.
weren't running
Some students ______________(jog) in the forest when it ___________ (start) snowing.
were jogging, started
The orange bus __________(stop) in front of our house some days ago.
stopped
The thieves ___ (come) into the house while the man ____ (sleep)
came, was sleeping
My unlce ___________(break) his nose when he ___________(play) basketball.
broke, was playing
He _______________(drop) his money when he _____________(run) for the bus.
dropped, was running
It ______________(rain) when I ______________(leave) the house this morning.
was raining, left
My little brother ________________(eat) three biscuits when our mum ___________(not look) at him.
ate, wasn't looking
The postman _________________(deliver) a letter when a cat __________(attack) him.
was delivering, attacked
______________(you / drive) too quickly when the accident _________________(happen)?
were you driving, happened
Sandra __________________(not watch) her bag and someone ________________(steal) it.
wasn't watching, stole
____________________(you / visit) Jane and Keith when you __________________(go) to Wales last month?
Did you visit, went
When you _______________(see) Clare at the party, what _____________(she / wear)?
saw, was she wearing
I ________________(walk) home when I ___________(see) Paul.
was walking, saw
I ________________(walk) home when I ___________(see) Paul.
was walking, saw
We______________(watch) televison when the telephone ____________(ring).
were watching, rang
We ______________(watch) a film when our guests _______________(arrive).
were watching, arrived
Dad _____________(repair) the car while mum ____________(cook) dinner.
was repairing, was cooking
Yesterday at 4 o'clock he_______________(play) football in the park.
was playing
My sister was sad because she ______________(not win) her tennis match.
didn't win
The basketball player ______________(catch) the ball and _____________(throw) it to another player.
caught, threw