1) What were you ....................................... when the light went out? a) doing b) walking c) living 2) I was ............................... the dishes a) cooking b) eating c) washing 3) I ........................................washing my clothes in the laundromat a) was b) were​ 4) My husband and I .....................................watching Tv a) were b) was 5) The boy was ...................................... to music a) sitting b) reading c) listening 6) I was ..................................... my friends in the hospital a) playing b) watering c) visiting 7) We were watching ................................. a) Tv news b) a book c) a song 8) My wife was cooking ................................. a) the dinner b) the game c) the table 9) I was waiting ......................... a) in the bus stop b) in the night c) in the air 10) It was ........................... yesterday. a) raining b) singing c) cooking 11) They were eating at ......................... a) the restaurant b) the pool c) the bathroom 12) I was ........................ for the cab when I met Raj. a) waiting b) reading c) listening 13) ...................... I was studying, I suddenly felt sleepy. a) When b) While 14) You were studying ................she called. a) when b) while 15) While John was ............................ last night, someone stole his car. a) sleeping b) driving c) speaking 16) What ........................you doing when you broke your leg? a) was b) were 17) She was always ................................ to class late. a) reading b) coming c) cooking 18) When the phone rang, she was .................... a letter. a) eating b) drinking c) writing 19) While we were ............................... the picnic, it started to rain. a) having b) sleeping c) sitting 20) The salesman was ............................ the customer when the thief came into the store a) drinking b) helping c) dreaming 21) I was talking on the phone when my sister .................... a) Swam b) Arrived c) Ate 22) We were waiting for the bus when we ..................... a car accident. a) Saw b) Played c) Slept 23) She ........................a photo as we were getting out of the bus. a) Took b) Have c) Sang 24) At 7am, I ................... to work a) Went b) Drink c) Ran 25) I was studying history at university ............................ I learnt to play the saxophone. a) While b) When 26) She read the newspaper ....................... I was doing the gardening a) When b) While 27) What were you doing ..................... the telephone rang? a) While b) When 28) Simon was playing on the computer ....................... his brother was watching TV. a) While b) When 29) At 4 pm last Monday, I ............................ work early and went home. a) Finished b) Cooked c) Danced 30) I was listening to the radio when Helen ...................... a) Phoned b) Sang c) Swam

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