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 you ________ at the party, who _______ there? a) arrived / was b) were arriving / was c) were arriving / was being  d) arrived / were 9) Susie _________ a film when he ________ a noise a) heard / was wartching b) was watching / was hearing c) was watching / heard d) watched / heard 10) What ______ when I _________ you last night? a) was doing / called b) did / called c) were you doing / calling d) were you doing / called 11) What ______ when I _________ you last night? a) was doing / called b) did / called c) were you doing / calling d) were you doing / called 12) They ______ in Germany when they _________ young.  a) was living / was b) lived / were c) lived / was d) were living / were 13) On holiday we _________ Rome, _________ the Vatican and __________ a few days at the beach. a) visited / seed / spended b) visited / saw / spended c) visited / saw / spent d) were visiting / were seeing / were spending 14) He ______ so annoying! He ________ his things everywhere. a) was / was always leaving b) was / always left c) were / were always leaving d) were / was always leaving 15) When her train ________to the station, we __________ at the platform. a) was getting / waited b) got / were waiting c) was getting / were waiting d) got / waited

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