1. I (meet) ……………………….. a friend while I (do) ………………………..the shopping.
2. I (turn) ……………………….. round and (see) ……………………….. Paula.
3. She (wear) ………………………..a bright red coat when I (see) ……………………….. her.
4. I (pay) ………………………..for my things when I (hear) ……………………..call my name.
5. She (leave) ………………………..the cafe and (say) ………………………..goodbye.
6. This time last month we (take) ……………………….. the final test.
7. While we (have) ………………………..a drink, a waiter (drop) a pile of plates.
8. How fast you (drive) ………………………..when the accident (happen) ………………………..?
9. Ann and Susan (make) ………………………..dinner when Martin (arrive) ………………. home.
10. The light (go) ………………………..out when we (have) ………………………..dinner, but it (come) ………………………..on again after about ten minutes.
11. It (be) ………………………..cold when we (leave) ………………………..the house that day, and a slight snow (fall) ………………………...
12. When I last (see) ……………………….. them they (try) ……………………….. to find a new house near their work.
13. I (walk) ……………………….. along the street when I suddenly (feel) ………………………..something hit me in the back. I (not/ know) ………………………..what it was.
14. When we (drive) ………………………..down the hill, a strange object (appear) ………………………..in the sky.
15. James (see) ………………………..the accident when she (catch) ……………………….. the bus.
16. While people (talk) ……………………….. to each other, she (read) ………………………..her book.
17. My brother (eat) ……………………….. hamburgers every weekend last month.
18. While we (run) ………………………..in the park, Mary (fall) ………………………..over.
19. (you/find) ……………………….. your keys yesterday?
20. I (lose) ……………………….. my keys when I (walk) ………………………..home.
21. I (see) ……………………….. the department stores when I (sit) ………………………..on the bus.
22. My friends (drive) ………………………..to work when they (hear) ……………………….. the news on the radio.
23. He (ride) ………………………..his bicycle when the cat (run) ………………………..across the road.
24. We couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because it (rain) ……………………….. all day.
25. It (be) ………………………..a lovely day. The sun (shine) ……………………….. and the birds (sing) ………………………..in the trees.
26. The tourist (lose) ………………………..his camera while he (walk) ………………………..around the city.
27. The lorry (go) ………………………..very fast when it (hit) ……………………….. our car.
28. At this time last year, they (build) ………………………..this house.
29. I (drive) ………………………..my car very fast when you (call) ………………………. me.
30. I (chat) ………………………..with my friends while my teacher (teach) ……………………….. the lesson yesterday.
31. What you (do) ………………………..at 8 pm yesterday?
32. They (not go) ………………………..to school when I (meet) ………………………..them yesterday.
33. My mother (not do) ……………………….. the housework when my father (come) ……………………….. home.
34. I (walk) ………………………..along the street when I suddenly (feel) ……………………… something hit me in the back. I (not/ know/) ……………….what it was.
35. Last night I (dropp) ………………………..a plate when I (do) ………………………..the washing up. Fortunately it (break) ………………………...
36. My sister (wait) ………………………... for me at the airport terminal when I (arrive) ………………………...
37. A few nights ago, I (read) ………………………... a book when suddenly I (hear) ……………………... a noise outside. A few teenagers (play) …………………….loud music.
38. The fire (still/ burn) ………………………... when the first firefighters (arrive) ………………………... at the scene.
39. While the children (play) ………………………... with others my husband and I (decide) ………………………... to have a cup of coffee.
40. My brother (look) ………………………... for a job when he (come) ………………………... across an interesting ad in the newspaper
41. I (hear) ………………………... someone call my name. I (turn) ………………………... around and (see) ………………………... my dad standing at the back of the queue. I (be) ……………………
42. My sister (wear) ………………………... a bright summer dress when I (see) ……………………. her at the performance.
43. Our housekeeper (break) ………………………... the vase. As she (pick) ………………………...
up the pieces, she (cut) ………………………... her middle finger.
44. We suddenly (realise) ………………………... that we (drive) ………………………... in the wrong direction.
45. I (meet) ………………………... an old friend in town while I (do) ………………………... the shopping.
