1. I ___called_____________ (call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be)___________wasn't______at home. He (study) _______was studying________ at the library
2. I ___________didn't hear______ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I _________was sleep_______ (sleep)
3. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun_______was shining_______(shine). The birds______were singing_______(sing)
4. My brother and sister _______was talking_________ (talk) about something when I __________walked______ (walk) into the room.
5. Tom went to his friends ‘house, but the boys _________weren't__________ (not be) there. They (play)______were playing_______soccer in thevacant lot down the street.
6. The little boy _______fell________ (fall) asleep while his mother__________was reading_________ (read) him a story.
7. I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it___________was snowing____(snow) in Iowa, the sun ______was shining________ (shine) in Florida.
8. While Ted ________was sholving_______ (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife _______brought__________ (bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.
9. John ____________had_____ (have) a car accident last week. He __________was driving________ (drive) down the street when suddenly a lorry _________hit_________ (hit) his car from behind.
10. Ten years ago, the government _______decided________ (decide) to begin a food programme. At that time, many people in the rural areas _________were starving______ (starve) due to several years of drought.
11. They __________were waiting_________(wait) for me when I __________arrived_______ at the station (arrive)
12. She _________was swimming_______ (swim) in the sea when I ____________saw_______ her (see)
13. ___________were________they_______playing___________(play) tennis when it ______started___________ raining (start)?
14. We ___________was driving_______ (drive) home from the theatre when the police ______stopped____________(stop) us.
15. The wind _________was blowing_________ (blow) very hard when I __________went______(go) out this morning.