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I (visit) Paris last summer and (fall) in love with the city.
I visited Paris last summer and fell in love with the city.
(read/I) a book when the phone rang.
I was reading a book when the phone rang.
(I/read) a book when the lights went out.
I was reading a book when the lights went out.
(stop/She/suddenly) talking and looked out the window.
She suddenly stopped talking and looked out the window.
She (cook) dinner while he was watching TV.
She was cooking dinner while he was watching TV.
She (cook) dinner when the phone rang.
She was cooking dinner when the phone rang.
(They/watch) a horror movie last night and couldn’t sleep afterward.
They watched a horror movie last night and couldn’t sleep afterward.
They (play) football at 6 p.m. yesterday.
They were playing football at 6 p.m. yesterday.
They (play) football when it started to rain.
They were playing football when it started to rain.
(We/meet) at a café, talked for hours, and forgot about the time.
We met at a café, talled for hours, and forgot about the time.
(We /study) English all evening.
We were studying English all evening.
We (walk/see) in park when we___ a fox.
We were walking in the park when we saw a fox.
(He/finish) the project before the deadline and surprised everyone.
He finished the project before the deadline and surprised everyone.
It (rain) when we left the house.
It was raining when we left the house.
He (drive/have) to work when___ an accident.
He was driving to work when he had an accident.