1) When my mum came I ____________ a book. a) was reading b) read 2) While I ____________ TV, the phone rang. a) was watching b) watched 3) He ____________ when the bell rang. a) was sleeping b) slept 4) They ____________ dinner when we arrived. a) were having b) had 5) I ____________ to music when she called. a) was listening b) listened 6) When the teacher entered, the students ____________. a) were talking b) talked 7) While he ____________ the car, it started to rain. a) was washing b) washed 8) She ____________ when the lights went out. a) was cooking b) cooked 9) I ____________ a shower when the phone rang. a) was taking b) took 10) While we ____________ the film, the power went out. a) were watching b) watched 11) He ____________ when the alarm went off. a) was sleeping b) slept 12) They ____________ when the storm started. a) were hiking b) hiked 13) While I ____________ the dishes, the doorbell rang. a) was doing b) did 14) She ____________ when the phone rang. a) was studying b) studied 15) When he ____________ the news, he was shocked. a) heard b) was hearing

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