1) He _(sit)_____ in a cafe when I __(see)____ him. a) was sitting/ saw b) sat/saw c) sat/was seeing d) were sitting/was seeing 2) When I __(go out)____ the sun __(shine)____. a) went out/shone b) was going out/shone c) was going out/was shining d) went out/ was shining 3) The boy __(fall)____ while he __(run)____. a) fell down/ran b) was falling down/was running c) fell down/was runnning d) was falling down/ran 4) When the war __(begin)____ we ______ in London. a) began/lived b) was beginning/was living c) began/were living d) was beginning/lived 5) The light __(go out)____ while I __(have)____ tea. a) went out/had b) went out/was having c) was going out/was having d) was going out/had 6) My friends ______ when I ______ into the room. a) were singing/come b) were singing/was coming c) sang/came d) were singing/came 7) While you  __(play)____the piano I __(write)____ a letter. a) were playing/wrote b) were playing/was writing c) played/wrote d) played/was writing 8) He __(eat)____ his dinner when I __(go)____ to see him. a) ate/went b) ate/was going c) was eating/was going d) was eating/went 9) She ___(study)___at school when the earthquake _____(happen) ______ . a) study/happen b) was studying/was happenning c) was studying/happened d) studying/happened 10) When the phone __(ring)____ I (have) ______ a bath. a) rang/had b) was ringing/was having c) was ringing/had d) rang/was having 11) They (___ski)___ when they _____(see)_______ an avalanche. a) skied/seed b) was skiing / saw c) skied/ were seeing d) were skiing/ saw 12) The wildfire ______(arrive) while the people _____(sleep)_____.  a) arrive/ sleeped b) arrived/ was sleeping c) arrived/ were sleeping d) was arriving/ slept

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