1) I ____ English grammar when you _____ a WhatsApp message. a) was studying / sent b) studied / sent c) was studying / were sending d) studied / were sending 2) He ________ in a café when I ________ him. a) was sitting / was seeing b) was sitting / saw c) sat / was seeing d) sat / saw 3) When I ______ , the sun ______. a) was going out / was shining b) went out / shone c) went out / was shining d) was going out / shone 4) She ____ when we ____ dinner. a) was arriving / were having b) arrived / had c) was arriving / had d) arrived / were having 5) They ____ while we ____ a film on Netflix. a) washed the dishes / watched b) were washing the dishes / were watching c) were washing the dishes / watched d) washed the dishes / were watching 6) The phone ___ when Mary ___ her favourite writer's novel. a) rang / read b) was ringing / read c) was ringing / was reading d) rang / was reading 7) Jake ____ the kitchen alone while they ____ a nap. a) cleaned / took b) was cleaning / took c) was cleaning / were taking d) cleaned / were taking 8) When Peter arrived I ____ a program about deserts. a) were watching b) was watching c) watch 9) You ____ in the park when you ____ her. a) walked / were meeting b) walked / didn't met   c) were walking / met 10) My friends _____ me they _____ stop laughing at Tom's jokes the other night. a) told / weren't b) told / couldn't c) tolded / couldn't 11) ____ your mum _____ last Thursday? a) Did / was working b) Was working / during c) Was / working 12) Dorothy ____ when I arrived. She was so tired. a) was sleeping b) There were being / maked c) There're / was making 13) My friends ____ to leave, so I ____ to call a cab. I was working early this morning. a) weren't going / decided b) decide not going / wasn't c) didn't go / decide 14) He ____ me all day and I finally ____ him. a) was texting / phoned b) texted / was phoning c) was texting / was phoning

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