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  • Susan ................. (travel) to Mendoza when I saw her at the bus station.
    was traveling
  • Fred _____ (visit) his cousin yesterday evening.
    visited
  • While they _________ home they ______ an accident. (go, have)
    were going, had
  • I _______(speak) to Lauren last Friday
    spoke
  • I _______ when I ______ off the bed. (sleep, fall)
    was sleeping, fell
  • They ______ video games, while their mom _______ the dishes.(play, wash)
    were playing, was washing
  • We ____ (study) at the same university in 2001.
    studied
  • The phone ______ while David ______ a shower. (ring, have)
    rang, was having
  • Last Sunday we .................. (cook) lunch when you texted us.
    were cooking
  • I _______ a book when you ______ me. (read, call)
    was reading, called
  • When I _____ Martha at the party she _____ to Juliet. (see, not talk)
    saw, wasn't talking
  • He broke his leg while he ..................... (ski) in the Alps.
    was skiing
  • They _______ off their bikes because they _______ too fast. (fall, ride)
    fell, were riding
  • The girls ............................ (surf) yesterday at 12 o'clock.
    was surfing
  • They ____________(not+catch) many fish last week.
    didn't catch
  • Mary ______ lunch when they ______. (prepare, come)
    was preparing, came
  • Luisa and John________(study) English last semester
    studied
  • They.......... (play) volleyball when the sun went down
    were playing
  • When Alex ______, I _______ dinner. (arrive, have)
    arrived, having dinner
  • He_______(give) me chocolates 1 year ago
    gave
  • They ______ video games while their mom _______ the dishes.(play, wash)
    were playing, was washing
  • She ________ very fast and she _______ the tree. (run, not see)
    was running, didn't see
  • Yesterday at 9 o'clock the lifeguard ..................... (watch) everyone on the beach.
    was watching
  • It _______ to rain while they _______ for the bus.(start, wait)
    started, were waiting
  • While my father _________, he ______ a beautiful bird. (run, see)
    was running, saw
  • While we ______ to São Paulo we _____ an accident. (drive, see)
    were driving, saw
  • I was sitting in the garden while the birds ................... (sing) beautifully.
    were singing
  • My friend ____________(hurt) himself at the competitions last week.
    hurt
  • I ________(take) my nephew to the dentist last month
    took
  • John _______ asleep while he _______ a book. (fall,read)
    fell, was reading
  • My uncle ______________(buy) this car many years ago.
    bought
  • She ______ the road when I ____ her. (cross, see)
    was crossing, saw
  • We_______(chat) online last weekend
    chatted
  • My mum and my sister _____ (paint) the wall yesterday.
    painted
  • While we ______ to Paris we _____ an accident. (drive, see)
    were driving, saw
  • Liz ______(do) her homework last Sunday
    did
  • The boy ....................... (not swim) in the sea yesterday at 3 o'clock.
    wasn't swimming
  • While he ..................... (prepare) dinner, he cut his finger.
    was preparing
  • While they _________ home they ______ a beautiful rainbow. (go, see)
    were going, saw
  • Last weekend Susan ______ and ______ her leg. (walk, break)
    was walking, broke
  • While my father _______ a bike, he _____ two robbers run out of the bank. (ride, see)
    was riding, saw
  • When I ______ Kate, she _____ a black dress. (meet, wear)
    met, was wearing
  • It .......................... (rain) when we came out of the shopping centre.
    was raining