1) I _____________ (fall) down while I ______________ (go) down the stairs. a) was falling / went b) fell / went c) fell / was going 2) He ________________ (drive) very fast as he _____________ (have) the accident. a) was driving / was having b) drove / was having c) drove / had d) was driving / had 3) It _______________ (snow) when we _________________ (leave) home. a) was snowing / were leaving b) snowed / left c) snowed / were leaving 4) I ______________ (answer) your call because I ____________________ (work). a) wasn´t answering / worked b) didn´t answer / was working c) didn´t answer / worked d) wasn´t answering / was working 5) This morning I ___________ (get up) and ________________ (make) breakfast for everyone. a) got up / made b) got up / was making c) was getting up / was making d) was getting up / made 6) He was so angry that he _____________ (get up) and _________________ (leave). a) was getting up / was leaving b) got up / left c) got up / was leaving d) was getting up / left 7) I _____________ (break) the vase while I _______________ (clean) the bookshelf. a) was breaking / cleaned b) was breaking / was cleaning c) broke / cleaned d) broke / was cleaning 8) I __________________ (enjoy) the party but Sonja ________________ (want) to leave. a) was enjoying / wanted b) enjoyed / wanted c) was enjoying / was wanting 9) I ___________________ (sit) in a café when you _______________ (call). a) sat / was calling b) sat / called c) was sitting / was calling d) was sitting / called 10) When you ________________ (arrive) at the party who _______________ (be) there? a) arrived / was b) arrived / was being c) were arriving / was d) were arriving / was being 11) Yesterday I  ____________ (go) to the libragy, then I ___________ (have) a swim and later I _____________ (meet) Julie. a) was going / had / was meeting b) went / had / met c) went / was having / was meeting d) went / had / was meeting 12) What _______________ they ________________ (do) yesterday at 10 pm? It was really noisy there. a) did / do b) was / doing c) were / doing d) did / done 13) I ________________ (be) in the shower when the telephone _______________. (ring) a) were / rung b) was / rang c) was being / was ringing d) was / was ringing 14) When the train _____________ (get) to the station we __________________ (wait) on the platform. a) was getting / waited b) was getting / were waiting c) got / were waiting d) got / waited 15) At 7 pm yesterday we _______________ (listen) to music. a) were listening b) listened c) was listening d) listens 16) He ______________ (work) in a bank when he ______________ (meet) his wife. a) worked / met b) was working / met c) was working / was meeting d) worked / was meeting 17) When I _______________ (enter) the room, everyone _________________ (work) hard. a) entered / worked b) was entering / was working c) was entering / worked d) entered / was working 18) They _____________ (watch) a film on Tv and they _______________ (see) me in it. a) were watching / saw b) were watching / were seeing c) watched / saw d) watched / were seeing 19) While we ________________ (sunbathe) the kids _____________ (swim). a) sunbathed /swam b) were sunbathing / were swimming c) sunbathed / were swimming 20) I ________________ (cook) the dinner and ________________ (clean) the kitchen. a) was cooking / cleaned b) was cooking / was cleaning c) cooked / cleaned d) cooked / was cleaning

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