1) Mr Brown ___ for the train when it ___ to rain. a) was waiting / started b) waited / was starting 2) Daisy ___ her homework while her brother ___ in the garden. a) was doing / was playing b) did / played 3) Mum ___ lunch when I ___ her. a) was preparing / rang b) prepared / was ringing 4) Holly ___ her room when I ___. a) was tidying / arrived b) tidied / was arriving. 5) Fred ___ a bath when Charlie ___ the text. a) was having / sent b) had / was sending 6) Mary ___ in the theatre while Richard ___ at the cinema. a) waited / was waiting b) was waiting / was waiting 7) While Lily ___ football, Charlie ___ the violin. a) was playing / was playing b) was played /was played 8) Jack ___ when Lily ___ a photo. a) was painting / took b) was painting / was taking 9) While Lily ___, Charlie ____ a book about science. a) was cooking / was reading b) cooked / was reading 10) While Lily ___ an email, Jim ___ a bus to the city centre. a) was sending / was taking b) was sent / took 11) While Paul ___ computer games, Daisy ___ on her mobile phone. a) was playing / was chatting b) played / was chatting 12) While Fred ___ by train to the coast, Peter ___ to the coast. a) was travelling / was driving b) were travelling / were driving

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