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1. I (sleep) ___________________ when you (call) _______________ me.
2. My parents (call) _______________ me yesterday.
3. I (not wake up) ____________________ early this morning.
4. What (you/do) ____________________ at 8pm last night? – I (study) __________________.
5. What (she/do) ____________________ this time last year?
6. While I (study) ____________________, I suddenly (feel) ____________________ sleepy.
7. I (break) ____________________ my leg while I (skii) ________________________.
8. While Andy (go) _____________________ to work, he (see) _______________ his old friend.
9. We (watch) ____________________ television when the power (go) ________________ off.
10. When the guests (arrive) _______________, Jane (cook) _______________________ dinner.
11. While Mandy (wash) ______________________ the dishes, she suddenly (have)
______________ a really good idea.
12. He didn’t hear the phone ring. He (listen) _______________________ to really loud music.
13. The teacher told us to stop what we (do) ____________________________.
14. When the door bell (ring) _____________, the children (play) ___________________ puzzles.
15. I (see) ______________ an accident while I (wait) ______________________ at the bus stop.
16. He (feel) _____________ down while he (climb) _____________________________ a tree.
17. Mary (prepare) _______________________ lunch when they (come) __________________.
18. Tom (be) _________ very unlucky. It (rain) _________________ every day during his holidays.
19. Last weekend, Susan (fall) __________________ and (break) _________________ her leg.
20. When I (enter) ____________ the cafeteria, Mary (have) ________________ lunch with Peter.
21. We (drive) ______________________ to Berlin in Robert’s new car.
22. The sun (shine) _________________ brightly when I (get up) _______________ this morning.
23. While Sophie (walk) _________________________ up Wales Street, she (meet)
_______________ an old friend from college.
24. What (Peter/do) ______________________ when you (knock) _____________ on his door?
25. Helen (wear) ________________ a colorful dress to the party last night.
26. Ben (read) ______________ on his bed when he (hear) _________ a strange noise downstairs.
27. Who (you/speak) ___________________ to on the phone when I (come) _____________ in?
28. When (your father/arrive) ____________________________ yesterday?
29. I (wash) ____________________ my hair when my classmate Alice (arrive) ______________.
30. When he (hear) _________________ the joke, he (laugh) ______________________.
31. George (fall) ______________ off the ladder while he (paint) __________________ his room.
32. While I (wash) _______________________ the dishes, I (break) _________________ a plate.
33. What (you/do) _______________________ at 3pm last Sunday?
34. Laura (study) _________________________ at 11pm last night.
35. When I (see) __________ David, he (not work) __________________, he (sleep)
____________________ at his desk.
36. They (have) __________________ dinner when the police (come) _____________ to the door.
37. He (work) _____________________ in the garden when he (find) _____________ the money.
38. My sister (go) ____________ to the cinema yesterday.
39. When I was a child, I (not like) _______________________ playing football.
40. Last afternoon, my mom (be) _________ very angry as we (come) __________ home very late.
41. She (tell) ____________ me the problem and I (help) _______________ her.
42. What __________ you (do) ______________ when the accident (happen) _______________?
43. _________ they (visit) _______________ their grandparents yesterday?
44. ____________ they (have) __________________ dinner when you opened the door?
45. Jane and her family (watch) ________________ TV when the light (turn off) ______________.
46. They (not play) _____________________ table tennis because they thought it was boring.
47. _________ you (speak) _____________ to on the phone when I (come) ___________ in?
48. ___________ you (do) _________________ any shopping last weekend?
49. _______ Peter (do) __________ his homework when his mom (knock) _________ on his door?
50. When Mr. Lawrence (leave) _________ home this morning, the sun (shine) _______________
brightly. However, by 10 o’clock it (rain) ________________ heavily.
51. Yesterday, Jill (fall) _________ and (hurt) _________ herself while she (ride) ______________
her bike.
52. When _____________ your father (arrive) ___________ yesterday?
53. He (arrive) _____________ late. The train (be) ____________ delayed due to an accident.
54. It (rain) _____________ very hard, so the referee (decide) ___________ not to play the match.
55. Jim (wait) ____________ at one coffee shop while Max (wait) _____________ at another one.
What a disaster!
56. When the police (arrive) ___________ at the party, the music (play) _______________ very
loudly and everyone (shout) _________________.
57. The mail (arrive) ___________ very late today. It (come) ___________ after eleven o’clock.
58. Joan (become) ___________ very angry this morning. She (speak) _______________ to an
important client and someone (enter) ____________ the room without knocking.
59. Henry (cook) ______________ in the kitchen. Her sister (offer) ___________ to help but Henry
(refuse) ___________.
60. This time last year, I (study) __________________ at a university.
61. Sarah (hurt) _______________ her ankle while she (run) ___________.
62. I (miss) ___________ your call because I (work) ___________.
63. While I (walk) ___________ home, I (notice) ___________ a new shop in the high street.
64. At 6PM yesterday, it (get) ______________ dark.
65. I saw you driving down Green Street yesterday! Where ___________ you (go) ___________?
66. When we (see) ___________ the crime, we (call) ___________ the police.
67. I (start) ___________ my new job yesterday.
68. What ___________ they (do) ___________ at around 8 AM this morning?
69. The teacher told us to stop what we (do) ___________.
70. _________ you (find) _________ what you (look) _____________ for in the library yesterday?
71. When I heard the phone ring, I (answer) ______________ it straight away.
72. When I (wake) ___________ up this morning, it (snow) ___________________.
73. She (not come) _______________ to the party. She (work) __________________.
74. I (try) ___________ to give him some advice, but he (not listen) ________________.
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