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Samantha …………… (live) in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she …………… (live) there when the Berlin Wall came down.
lived / was living
The firemen ………… (rescue) the old woman who ………… (be) trapped on the third floor of the burning building.
rescued / was
It's strange that you ……………………… (call) because I ……………………… (think) about you.
called / was thinking
I ………… (watch) a mystery movie on TV when the electricity …………… (go) out.
was watching / went
When I ……………………… (walk) into the busy office, the secretary ……………………… (talk) on the phone with a customer
walked / was talking
Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she ……………………… (watch) television. That's all she ever does!
was watching
Sebastian ……………………… (arrive) at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she ……………………… (be, not) there. She ……………………… (study) at the library for her final examination in French.
arrived / wasn't / was studying
The doctor ……………………… (say) that Tom ……………………… (be) too sick to go to work and that he ……………………… (need) to stay at home for a couple of days.
said / was / needed
After I ……………………… (find) the wallet full of money, I ……………………… (go) immediately to the police and ……………………… (turn) it in.
found / went / turned
David ……………………… (not drive) the car when the accident happened.
wasn't driving
Who ………………… she ………………… (talk) about when I arrived?
was she talking about
She ……………………… (think) it was fun.
thought
I got wet because I ……………………… (not take) an umbrella.
didn't take
What ………………… you ………………… (watch) when I called?
were you watching