1) I ______ when I _____ your text message. a) slept, got b) was sleeping, was getting c) slept, was getting d) was sleeping, got 2) Susan ____ around Italy when she ____ her boyfriend. a) travelled, was meeting b) was travelling, met c) travelled, met d) was travelling, was meeting 3) When we ____ the house, we ___ some old photos. a) cleaned, found b) were cleaning, were finding c) were cleaning, found d) cleaned, were finding 4) They ____ for the bus when they ___ an accident. a) waited, saw b) were waiting, saw c) were waiting, were seeing d) waited, were seeing 5) It _____ to rain when they ___ to school. a) started, were cycling b) was starting, cycled c) was starting, were cycling d) started, cycled 6) When the guests _____________ (arrive), Jane___________ (cook) dinner. a) was arriving/ cooked b) arrived / was cooking c) arrived/cooked d) was arriving/ was cooking 7) When I ________(leave) the house, it___________(snow). a) was leaving/ was snowing b) was leaving / snowed c) left/ was snowing 8) He ________________(work) in a bank when he ______________(meet) his wife. a) was working/ met b) worked/ met c) was working / was meeting 9) What __________________(you/do) when I ____________(call) you last night? a) were you doing/ called b) did you do/ was calling c) did you do / called d) were you doing /was calling 10) He __________(be) in the shower when the telephone___________(ring). a) was / was ringing b) was being/ rang c) was/ rang d) was being / was ringing

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