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He (eat) pizza last night.
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 (write) a letter to her mom last week.
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 / see), I (take) his diary.
While he DIDN'T SEE, I TOOK his diary.
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 (not / be) 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) and the birds (sing).
It WAS a lovely day. The sun WAS SHINING and the birds WERE SINGING.
While she (think) of him, he (say) "Hi".
While she WAS THINKING of him, 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 bus.
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 bus.
Sorry I (not / catch) what you (say), I (listen) to music on my phone.
Sorry I DIDN'T CATCH what you WERE SAYING/SAID because I WAS LISTENING to music on my phone.