1) He ______ (sit) in a cafe when I ______ (see) him. a) was sitting/ saw b) sat/were seeing 2) When I ________ (go out) the sun ________ (shine). a) were going out / shone b) went out/ was shining 3) The boy ______ (run) when he ______ (fall). a) was running/were falling down b) was running/fell down 4) When the war ______ (begin) we ______ (live) in London. a) was beginning/was living b) began/were living 5) I ______ (have) tea when the lights ______ (go out). a) was having/went out b) were having/was going out 6) My friends ______ (sing) when I ______ (come) into the room. a) was singing/was coming b) were singing/came 7) While you  ______ (play) the piano I ______ (write) a letter. a) were playing/were writing b) were playing/was writing 8) He ______ (eat) his dinner when I ______ (arrive). a) ate/were arriving b) was eating/arrived 9) She ______ (study) at school when the earthquake ___________ (happen). a) study/happen b) was studying/happened 10) When the phone ______ (ring) I ______ (have) a bath. a) was ringing/were having b) rang/was having 11) They ______ (ski) when they ________ (see) an avalanche. a) was skiing / saw b) were skiing/ saw

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