Fill in the correct form of the Past Tense Simple or Progressive.
1. While I (drive) ....
1 (have)
.....an accident.
2. While we (clean)
the house, we (break)
some glasses.
3. Peter (come)
home when the accident (occur)
4. Sarah (prepare)
the buffet while I (see) ..........
to the drinks.
5. Last night I (work)
on my thesis and it (took)
me a while to
realise that my phone (ring)
6. The thieves (hide).
in the kitchen when the police (come)
in.
7. Anna(finish)
her speech when I (walk)
in.
8. When I (do)
the washing-up, 1 (break)
a plate.
9. While Tom (play)
..the piano, his mother (do)
the washing-up.
10. He (drink)
some juice and then he (eat)
a few chips.
11. I (have)
dinner when I suddenly (hear)
..........a loud bang.
12. When my father (work) ......... ........ in the garden, an old friend (pass)
by to see him.
13. She (go) ......... to school, (take)
out her textbook and (begin)
................. to learn.
14. When it (start)
to rain, our dog (want)
..to come inside.
