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He ATE pizza last night.
At 8:00pm yesterday, he (eat) dinner with his family.
At 8:00pm yesterday, he WAS EATING dinner with his family.
___ I was having dinner, she called
WHILE I was having dinner, she called.
What you (eat) for dinner last night?
What DID you EAT for dinner last night?
She (have) dinner when the lights (go) out.
She WAS HAVING dinner when the lights WENT out.
She WROTE a letter to her mom last week.
The sun (shine), the birds (sing) and he (walk) to school.
The sun WAS SHINING, the birds WERE SINGING and he WAS WALKING to school.
He was playing football ___ he broke his leg.
He was playing football WHEN he broke his leg.
He (start) to play tennis when he was 15, and (win) his first championship in 1985.
He STARTED to play tennis when he was 15, and WON his first championship in 1985.
While he (not look), I (take) his diary on the table.
While he WASN"T LOOKING, I TOOK his diary on the table.
They (be) tired because they (play) football all day yesterday.
They WERE tired because they PLAYED football all day yesterday.
What you (do) at 8:30 pm yesterday?
What WERE you DOING at 8:30 pm yesterday?
He fell and broke all the plate ___ he was carrying them.
He fell and broke all the plate WHILE he was carrying them.
I (play) football when I broke my leg.
I WAS PLAYING football when I broke my leg.
It was 6:30pm, my mom (make) dinner in the kitchen, my dad (watch) TV in the living room.
It was 6:30pm, my mom WAS MAKING dinner in the kitchen, my dad WAS MAKING TV in the living room.
Since he (not have) breakfast, he (be not) energetic and active.
Since he DIDN'T HAVE breakfast, he WASN'T energetic and active.
The parents (watch) TV while I (do) my homework.
The parents WERE WATCHING TV while I WAS DOING my homework.
They weren't doing their homework, they were playing video games ___ their mom walked into the room.
They weren't doing their homework, they were playing video games WHEN their mom walked into the room.
It (be) a lovely day. The sun (shine), the birds (chirp) and the flowers (bloom) in the garden.
It WAS a lovely day. The sun WAS SHINING, the birds WERE CHIRPING and the flowers WERE BLOOMING in the garden.
He SCARED her because she WAS THINKING when he SAID hi.
She (be) still angry because he (lie) to her yesterday.
She WAS still angry because he LIED to her yesterday.
He hit the fastest ball while he (play) tennis.
He hit the fastest ball while he WAS PLAYING tennis.
___ she was making dinner, the light went out.
WHILE she was making dinner, the light went out.
He (get) off the train and (walk) out the platform. It was 6:30, some people (hurry) home while others (run) to catch the next train.
He GOT off the train and WALKED out the platform. It was 6:30, some people WERE HURRYING home while others WERE RUNNING to catch the next train.
Sorry I (not catch) what you (say), I (listen) to music on my phone.
Sorry I DIDN'T CATCH what you WERE SAYING because I WAS LISTENING to music on my phone.