1. I _____called___________ (call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be)________wasn't_________at home. He (study) ___was studying____________ at the library
2. I _______didn't hear__________ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I _____was sleeping___________ (sleep)
3. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun_______was shining_______(shine). The birds__were singing__________(sing)
4. My brother and sister ______were talking__________ (talk) about something when I _______walked_________ (walk) into the room.
5. Tom went to his friends ‘house, but the boys _______weren't____________ (not be) there. They (play)______were playing_______soccer in thevacant lot down the street.
6. The little boy ______fell_________ (fall) asleep while his mother___________was reading________ (read) him a story.
7. I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it______was snowing_________(snow) in Iowa, the sun ___was shining___________ (shine) in Florida.
8. While Ted ______was shoveling_________ (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife ____brought_____________ (bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.
9. John ___________had______ (have) a car accident last week. He ____________was driving______ (drive) down the street when suddenly a lorry _________hit_________ (hit) his car from behind.
10. Ten years ago, the government _____decided__________ (decide) to begin a food programme. At that time, many people in the rural areas ______were starving_________ (starve) due to several years of drought.
11. They _______were waiting____________(wait) for me when I ______arrived___________ at the station (arrive)
12. She ______was swimming__________ (swim) in the sea when I _______saw____________ her (see)
13. _________were __________they______playing___________(play) tennis when it _______started__________ raining (start)?
14. We _______were driving___________ (drive) home from the theatre when the police ____stopped______________(stop) us.
15. The wind _______was blowing___________ (blow) very hard when I _______went_________(go) out this morning.
16. When she __had left __(leave) him, he ___became___(became) quite ill
17. I____was_____(be) looking for some photos when you rang but I ___didn't find_____( not find) them