1) While I ______ the salad, mum ______ the table and dad ______ nothing.  a) prepared / was setting / did b) was preparing / was setting / was doing c) was preparing / set / did d) was preparing / set / was doing 2) He ______ in a café when I ______ him. a) was sitting/ saw b) sat/saw c) sat/was seeing d) was sitting/was seeing 3) When I ______ the sun ______. a) went out/shone b) was going out/shone c) was going out/was shining d) went out/ was shining 4) Karen ______ while she ______. a) fell down/ran b) was falling down/was running c) fell down/was runnning d) was falling down/ran 5) When the war ______ we ______ in London. a) began/lived b) was beginning/was living c) began/were living d) was beginning/lived 6) The light ______ while I ______ tea. a) went out/had b) went out/was having c) was going out/was having d) was going out/had 7) My friends ______ when I ______ into the room. a) were singing/come b) were singing/was coming c) sang/came d) were signing/came 8) While you  ______the guitar I ______ a letter. a) were playing/wrote b) were playing/was writing c) played/wrote d) played/was writing 9) He ______ his dinner when I ______ to see him. a) ate/went b) ate/was going c) was eating/was going d) was eating/went 10) She ______ while she ______ after a bus. a) died/ran b) was dying/was runnning c) died/was running d) was dying/ran 11) While nobody ______ Rex ______ all the pork chops.   a) looked/ate b) was looking /was eating c) was looking/ate d) looked/was eating 12) It ______ when I ______ for a walk. a) rained / walked b) was raining / was going c) was raining / went 13) Large crowds ______ at the station when the Prime Minister ______. a) waited/arrived b) waited/were arriving c) were waiting/arrived d) were waiting/were arriving 14) When the phone ______ I ______ a bath. The phone ______ I ______ a bath. a) rang/had b) was ringing/was having c) was ringing/had d) rang/was having 15) When we ______ in the house, we ______ three servants. While we ______ in the house, we ______ three servants. a) lived/had b) were living/were having c) were living/had d) lived/were having

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