1) While he ______ in a café, I ______ him. a) was sitting/ saw b) sat/saw c) sat/was seeing 2) When the boy ______, he______. a) fell down/ran b) was falling down/was running c) fell down/was running 3) The war ______ while we ______ in London. a) began/lived b) was beginning/was living c) began/were living d) was beginning/lived 4) When the light ______, I ______ tea. a) went out/had b) went out/was having c) was going out/was having 5) While my friends ______,  I ______ into the room. a) were singing/came b) were singing/was coming c) sang/came 6) While you  ______ the piano, I ______ a letter. a) were playing/wrote b) were playing/was writing c) played/wrote 7) She ______at school when the earthquake ______ . a) study/happen b) was studying/was happenning c) was studying/happened d) studying/happened 8) The phone ______ while I ______ a bath. a) rang/had b) rang/was having c) was ringing/had 9) They ______ when they ______ an avalanche. a) skied/seed b) was skiing / saw c) were skiing/ saw 10) When the wildfire ______, the people ______.  a) arrive/ sleeped b) arrived/ was sleeping c) arrived/ were sleeping

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