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At 8:00pm yesterday he (eat) dinner with his family.
At 8:00pm yesterday he WAS EATING dinner with his family.
What you (eat) for dinner last night?
What DID you EAT for dinner last night?
She (work) when the lights (go) out.
She WAS WORKING when the lights WENT out.
They (be) tired because they (play) football all day yesterday.
They WERE tired because they PLAYED football all day yesterday.
A few nights ago, I _______________ a book when suddenly I _______________ a noise outside. A few teenagers __________________ loud music. (READ, HEAR, PLAY)
A few nights ago, I was reading a book when suddenly I heard a noise outside. A few teenagers were playing loud music.
She (write) a letter to her mom last week.
She WROTE a letter to her mom last week.
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 phone.
While he DIDN'T SEE, I TOOK his phone.
What you (do) at 8:30 pm yesterday?
What WERE you DOING at 8:30 pm yesterday?
My brother _______________ for a job when he _______________ an interesting offer in LinkedIn. (LOOK, FIND)
My brother was looking for a job when he found an interesting offer in LinkedIn.
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.
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.
As he (not / have) breakfast, he (not / be) energetic and active.
AS he DIDN'T HAVE breakfast, he WASN'T energetic and active.
He (hit) the fastest ball while he (play) tennis.
He hit the fastest ball while he WAS PLAYING tennis.
"What ________________ to him? – He ________________ totally surprised when I ________________ him. " – (YOU SAY, LOOK, SEE)
"What did you say to him? – He looked totally surprised when I saw him. "
While she (think) of him, he (say) "Hi".
While she WAS THINKING of him, he SAID "Hi".
The parents (talk) while I (do) my homework.
The parents WERE TALKING while I WAS DOING my homework.
He (to take) ____________ his driving licence last month and (to buy) _____________ a car only two days later.
took
bought
She (be) still angry because he (lie) to her yesterday.
She WAS still angry because he LIED to her yesterday.
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.
He (eat) pizza last night.
He ATE pizza last night.
Ron found / was finding a really interesting website about dance music while he surfed / was surfing the internet
found
was surfing
My mum had / was having breakfast near the computer when she spilled / was spilling her cup of coffee on the keyboard.
was having
spilled
How many pictures did you take / were you taking while you travelled / were travelling around Ireland?
did you take
were travelling
Why did you chat / were you chatting to Philip while I tried / was trying to tell you something really important?
were you chatting
was trying
I listened / was listening to the radio when I heard / was hearing this fantastic song.
was listening
heard
I (switch off ) the computer because it (make) a strange noise.
switched off
was making