1) We first met Jim and Esin when we ________ in Turkey. a) were travelling b) travelled c) are travelling d) travel 2) What ________ when I called you? There was no answer. a) did you do b) were you doing c) do you do d) were doing you 3) It ______ when I left my flat this morning. Now it's hot and sunny. a) rained b) is raining c) was rain d) was raining 4) My brother ______ the computer so I used it to check my email. a) wasn't using b) weren't using c) wasn't use d) didn't use 5) "Where's Ben?" "He _______ in the garden about an hour ago." a) was played b) played c) was playing d) were playing 6) I saw an accident when I ______ to work this morning. a) were driving b) drove c) driving d) was driving 7) I _____ to bed at two in the morning but I couldn't sleep. My neighbours _______ a party. a) went / were having b) went / had c) were going / had d) were going / were having 8) Sorry, can you say that again? I __________. a) didn't listen b) wasn't listening c) wasn't listen d) didn't listening 9) When I was younger, my family _____ in Berlin for three years. a) was living b) were living c) lived d) was lived 10) The family ______ lunch when the police _____. a) were having / were arriving  b) were having / arrived c) had / arrived d) had / were arriving 11) The last time I ______ Joanna, she ________ in Paris. a) saw / lived b) were seeing / was living c) were seeing / lived d) saw / was living 12) I first ______ my husband when I _______ at a bus stop.  a) was meeting / was standing b) met / stood c) met / was standing d) was meeting / stood 13) We _________ abroad when we _____ our first child. a) worked / had b) were working / were having c) were working / had d) worked / were having

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