1) I (wait) ________ for the bus ________ it suddenly (start) ________ to rain heavily. a) waited, while, was starting b) was waiting, when, started c) was waiting, while, was starting d) waited, when, started 2) ________ Sarah (cook) ________ dinner, she (cut) ________ her finger. a) When, cooked, was cutting b) While, was cooking, cut c) When, was cooking, cut d) While, cooked, was cutting 3) He (check) ________ his emails ________ the computer (crash) ________. a) checked, while, was crashing b) was checking, when, crashed c) checked, when, was crashing d) was checking, while, crashed 4) ________ they (travel) ________ in Italy, they (visit) ________ so many amazing museums. a) When, travelled, were visiting b) While, were travelling, visited c) When, were travelling, visited d) While, travelled, were visiting 5) I (not hear) ________ the doorbell ________ I (listen) ________ to loud music. a) didn't hear, while, was listening b) wasn't hearing, when, listened c) didn't hear, when, was listening d) wasn't hearing, while, listened 6) ________ Tom (walk) ________ home, he (meet) ________ an old school friend. a) When, walked, was meeting b) While, was walking, met c) When, was walking, met d) While, walked, was meeting 7) She (break) ________ her arm ________ she (ski) ________ in the Alps. a) broke, while, was skiing b) was breaking, when, skied c) broke, when, skied d) was breaking, while, was skiing 8) The sun (shine) ________ brightly ________ we (leave) ________ the house this morning. a) shone, while, were leaving b) was shining, when, left c) shone, when, were leaving d) was shining, while, left 9) ________ the teacher (explain) ________ the grammar rule, the students (take) ________ notes. a) When, explained, were taking b) While, was explaining, took c) When, was explaining, were taking d) While, explained, took 10) He (see) ________ the accident ________ he (drive) ________ to work. a) saw, while, was driving b) was seeing, when, drove c) saw, when, was driving d) was seeing, while, drove 11) We (have) ________ a picnic ________ it (start) ________ to get windy and cold. a) had, while, was starting b) were having, when, started c) had, when, was starting d) were having, while, started 12) ________ I (read) ________ a book, my brother (watch) ________ TV. a) When, read, was watching b) While, was reading, watched c) When, was reading, watched d) While, read, was watching 13) They (not notice) ________ the time ________ they (talk) ________ about their future plans. a) didn't notice, while, were talking b) weren't noticing, when, talked c) didn't notice, when, were talking d) weren't noticing, while, talked 14) The phone (ring) ________ ________ we (have) ________ dinner. a) rang, when, were having b) was ringing, while, had c) rang, while, were having d) was ringing, when, had 15) ________ she (clean) ________ the windows, she (spot) ________ a strange bird in the tree. a) When, cleaned, was spotting b) While, was cleaning, spotted c) When, was cleaning, spotted d) While, cleaned, was spotting 16) I (lose) ________ my keys ________ I (jog) ________ in the park. a) lost, while, was jogging b) was losing, when, jogged c) lost, when, jogged d) was losing, while, was jogging 17) The children (play) ________ in the garden ________ their mother (call) ________ them for lunch. a) played, while, was calling b) were playing, when, called c) played, when, was calling d) were playing, while, called 18) He (fall) ________ asleep ________ he (study) ________ for his history exam. a) fell, while, was studying b) was falling, when, studied c) fell, when, studied d) was falling, while, was studying

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