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7. listens - isn't
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listening

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44. learn - doesn't

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15. get up 60. go
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61. am writing 91. He often has breakfast late
staying wearing
 77. don’t drive - 92. Are you doing the housework at the
62. seems 107. standing
go moment?
93. I do not go to school on weekends. I don't 108. are
63. are taking 78. talking
go to school on weekends. drinking
94. John's girlfriend is wearing a red T-shirt 109. are
64. are losing 79. live - lives
now. dancing
110. are
65. am living 80. Are - am 95. Do they like beer or wine?
sitting
111.
66. is changing 81. is playing 96. What does he usually do at night?
enjoying
82. am not
67. are building 97. The teacher never loses his temper. 112. chatting
talking
83. does - go - 98. Why are you listening to music loudly
68. belongs 113. go
goes now?
69. don’t 99. They are asking a woman about the way
84. Are - are 114. dress
understand to the railway station.
85. rains - isn’t 100. My father is watering some plants in the
70. aren’t doing 115. travel
raining garden.
101. Tam is having lunch with her friends in
71. don’t care 86. makes 116. make
a restaurant.
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72. am thinking
landing picture.
73. am 88. think - is  
103. My mother is cleaning kitchen
appearing playing
74. gets 89. enjoy 104. is  
75. doesn’t have 90. is touring 105. are

II.
EX1.
1. Peter ____was playing_______ (play) a video game when his brother, Jack,
____entered_______ (enter) the room.
2. I _______was studying____ (study) for my English test when my mother
_____came______ (come) home from work.
3. Emma ____was washing_______ (wash) the dishes when the telephone
___rang________ (ring).
4. I ___was eating________ (eat) a sandwich while my parents __were drinking____
(drink) coffee.
5. I ___was watching________ (watch) a DVD when my cat _____jumped______
(jump) on me.
6. I _____didn’t hear______ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night
because I _____was sleeping______ (sleep)
7. It (be) ____was_______ beautiful yesterday when we ____went_______ (go) for a
walk in the park. The sun _______was shining____ (shine). The birds _____was
singing______ (sing).
8. My brother and sister ___were talking________ (talk) anout something when I
______walked_____ (walk) into the room.
9. Tom _____went______(go) to his friend’s house, but the boys
_____weren’t______ (not be) there. They _____were playing______ (play) soccer in
the vacant lot down the street.
10. The little boy _____fell______ (fall) asleep while his mother ____was
reading_______ (read) him a story.
11. I really ____enjoyed _______ (enjoy) my holiday last January. While it ____was
snowing_______ (snow) in Iowa, the sun _____was shining______ (shine) in Floria.
12. It ______was snowing_____ (snow) when I ______left_____ (leave) home this
morning.
13. It was a sunny afternoon and people ____were sitting_______ (sit) on the grass
in the park. Then suddenly it _____started______ (start) to rain.
14. My brother ____was talking_______ (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when
he ______was seeing_____ (see) me, he ______finished_____ (finish) the call.
Perhaps he thought that I ______listened_____ (listen) to his conversation.
15. We ___were climbing________ (climb) the wall when the gardener
____saw_______ (see) us.
16. Susan ____was playing_______ (play) the piano while Mary ______was
singing_____ (sing)
17. ____Did you listen_______ (you/ listen) to the teacher when she _____was
explaining______ (explain) this exercise?
18. Linda _____was having______ (have) a beautiful dream when the alarm clock
___rang________ (ring)
EX2.
1. The Smiths weren’t painting their house last weekend
2. Tom was cleaning the living room when Jane arrived
3. Were the students writing an essay in class this morning?
4. Frank was fixing his car when his mobile rang
5. Mark didn’t wear a coat when it started to rain.
6. He was driving to work this morning when Anna called.
7. While my parents were working, I was studying at home
8. I was walking home when I tripped and fell
9. At 8 o’clock last night, we were having at a Chinese restaurant
EX3.
Dear Georgia,
I’m writing to you from my hotel room (1) ___in___ New York. You can’t imagine
what happened to me yesterday! I was walking in Mitte at around noon (2)
___when____ it started raining. (3) __as____ I was running back to the hotel, I saw a
famous actor who was eating in a restaurant. I went in and (4) __said____ hello and
he gave me two tickets to see his new film. Isn’t that great?
That’s all for now. See you (5) ___when___ I get back!
Love,
Rachel
EX4.
1.A: How (1) _______did Anne break________ (Anne/ break) her leg?
B: She (2) ______was riding________ (ride) her horse when she (3)
_____fell__________ (fall) and (4) __landed________ (land) on her leg.
A: (5) ____Did she go____________ (she/go) to hospital?
2.A: When (1) ___did you see________ (you/see) Peter?
B: While I (2) ___was doing________ (do) my shopping at the supermarket
3.A: I (1) ____called______ (call) you last night but you (2) ___didn’t answer_______
(not/ answer). Where were you?
B: I (3) ____was jogging______________ (jog) in the park.
EX5.
1. Susan ____was studying_______ (study) in her room when she heard the noise.
2. What _____were they doing_______ (they, do) at eleven p.m. last night - it was so
noisy?
3. I was eight years old when my elder sister _____taught_____ (teach) me how to
ride a bike.
4. John _______did not go_______ (not go) to school last week because he was ill.
5. I didn't know anything about the plane crash in my neighborhood because I
____was working____ (work) inside at that time.
6. Yesterday at 9.30 p.m my parents ____were sitting__________ (sit) in the garden
______drinking________ (drink) some Coke.
7. The chambermaid ______made________ (make) my bed in the hotel and
______cleaned________ (clean) the bathroom.
8. Someone _______knocked_______ (knock) on the door while ______was
reading________ (read) the newspaper.
9. My brother ____bought__________ (buy) a lot of books when he _______lived/
was living_______ (live) in Cambridge.
10. William ______didn’t meet________ (not meet) Sally at the airport last Sunday.
11. Jerry _______was having_______ (have) dinner when the lights
______went________ (go) out.
12. The girl _____felt_________ (feel) ill so she _____didn’t go_________ (not go)
to work.
13. I _____was making_________ (make) a pudding when the light
____went__________ (go) out.
14. We suddenly ________realized______ (realize) that we _______were
travelling_______ (travel) in the wrong direction.
15. While I ______was swimming________ (swim) someone _______stole_______
(steal) my clothes and I _____had to_________ (have to) walk to the hotel in my
swimsuit.
16. The floor _______was_______ (be) covered with balls of wool. Obviously
Grandmother ______was knitting________ (knit) something.
17. I ______found________ (find) this coin as I ______was digging________ (dig) in
the garden. It looks very old.
18. When I first ______met________ (meet) him, he ____was working__________
(work) in a cafe.
19. When I ______was reading________ (read) a book, I _______heard_______
(hear) a knock, I _________went_____ (go) to the door and
______opened________ (open) it, but I _____didn’t recognize_________ (not
recognize) my friend at first because I _________didn’t wear_____ (not wear) my
glasses.
20. When I _______came_______ (come) in they _____were sitting_________ (sit)
round the fire.
EX6.
One afternoon, a big wolf (wait) ____was waiting________ in a dark forest for a little
girl to come along carrying a basket of food to her grandmother. Finally a little girl did
come along and she (carry) ____was carrying________ a basket of food. 'Are you
carrying that basket to your grandmother?' asked the wolf. The little girl said yes, she
(be)_____was_______. So the wolf (ask) _____asked_______her where her
grandmother lived and the little girl (tell)____told________ him and he
(disappear)_____disappeared_______ into the wood.
When the little girl (open) ______opened______ the door of her grandmother's
house, she (see)____saw________ that there was somebody in bed with a nightcap
and nightgown on. She (approach)_____had approached_______ no nearer than
twenty-five feet from the bed when she (see)____saw________ that it was not her
grandmother but the wolf , for even in a nightcap a wolf does not look like anybody's
grandmother. So the little girl (take) ______took______ an automatic pistol out of her
basket and (shoot) _____shot_______the wolf dead.
EX7.
I (1. buy) ____was buying________ a new alarm clock the other day in Taylor’s the
jewellers, when I actually (2. see) _____saw_______ somebody shoplifting. I’d
finished paying for my clock and as I (3. turn) _____turned/ was turning_______
round, an elderly woman (4. slowly put) ______was slowly putting/ out______ a
silver plate into a bag that she (5. carry) _____was carrying_______. Then she (6.
walk) _____walked_______ over to another part of the shop and (7. pick up)
____picked up________ an expensive-looking watch a number of times. When she
(8. think) ____thought________ that nobody (9. look) _____was looking_______,
she (10. drop) _____dropped_______ it into the bag. Before I (11. have)
_____had_______ a chance to tell the staff in the shop, she (12. notice)
_______noticed_____ that I (13. watch) _____was watching_______ her and (14.
hurry)_____hurried_______ out. Unfortunately for her, two police officers (15. walk)
___were walking/ walked_________ past just at that moment and she (16. run)
______ran______ straight into them.
EX8.
1. Just as I was getting into the bath all the lights went off.
2. I…………was going…………..to go away this weekend, but my boss………
gave…………..me some work that I have to finish by Monday.
3. When I……………lived…………..in Paris, I………was spending……………three
hours a day travelling to and from work.
When I……………was living…………..in Paris, I………spent……………three hours a
day travelling to and from work.
4. A friendly American couple………started…………..chatting to him as he………was
checking in…………at the hotel reception.
5. I bumped into Lena last week. She…………was looking…………….a lot better
than when I last………saw…………..her.
6. My boss……………came……………..into the office just as I……was
showing……………………everyone my holiday photos.
7. I……was playing……….badminton four times a week before I………
broke……………..my ankle.
EX9.
1. I had a bad dream _____while________ I was sleeping on the sofa
2. I was talking to my husband in the park ______when_______ two cars crashed
behind us.
3. You called me last night _____while________ I was studying for an important
exam.
4. The students were doing an exercise ____when_________ the bell rang.
5. Anna was doing her homework ______when_______ the lights went out.
EX10.
1. Mary was preparing lunch when they came
2. The sun was shining brightly when I got up this morning.
3. Ann finally told us the whole story about Peter
4. We were driving to Berlin in Robert’s new car
5. Last weekend Susan fell and broke her leg
6. Who was that nice girl you were talking to when I walked by the pub?
7. When I entered the cafeteria Mary was having lunch with Peter.
EX11.
1. We _______went_______ to the cinema yesterday. (to go)
2. I ______was doing________ my homework for the whole evening yesterday. (to
do)
3. Emily _____was playing_________ the piano at 4 p.m yesterday. (to play)
4. When John came home, his little brother ____was watching__________ TV. (to
watch)
5. They _____bought_________ a new house last month. (to buy)
6. We _____visited_________ our relatives in the USA two years ago. (to visit)
7. As Sophie ______was walking________ (walk) up Regent Street, she
_______met_______ (meet) an old friend from college.
8. Who _______were you speaking_______ (you/ speak) to on the phone when I
_________came_____ (come) in?
9. Mary _____was reading_________ (read) in bed when she
_____heard_________ (hear) a strange noise downstairs.
10. The fireman _____rescued_________ (rescue) a 75-year-old woman who
________was being______ (be) trapped on the second floor of the burning building.
11. When I _______opened_______ (open) the door, two people ______were
standing________ (stand) there.
12. Your package ______arrived________ (arrive) while we ____were
having__________ (have) dinner.
13. Gran _______was doing_______ (do) really well when I ______saw________
(see) her yesterday.
14. The teacher ______asked________ (ask) me a question while I _____was
looking_________ (look) out of the window
15. We ______weren’t driving________ (not drive) very fast when the police officer
____stopped__________ (stop) us.