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1. A: What (you, do) ___________________ when you heard that noise?
B: I (try) ___________________ to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
2. After I (find) ___________________ the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately)
___________________ to the police and (turn) ___________________ it in.
3. The doctor (say) ___________________ that Brian (be) ___________________ too
weak to go to work and that he (need) ___________________ to stay at home for a
couple of days.
4. My best friend (arrive) ___________________ at my house a little before 9:00 pm,
but I (be, not) ___________________ there. I (study) ___________________ at the
library for my final examination in Italian.
5. John is in the living room working on his computer. At this time yesterday, he (work,
also) ___________________ on his computer. That's all he ever does!
6. A: I (call) ___________________ you last night after dinner, but you (be, not)
___________________ there. Where were you?
B: I (work) ___________________ out at the gym.
7. When I (walk) ___________________ into the busy office, the secretaries (talk)
___________________ on the phone with customers, a clerk (work, busily)
___________________ at his desk, and two managers (discuss, quietly)
___________________ methods to improve customer service.
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8. I (watch) ___________________ a thriller on T.V. when the electricity went
out. Now I am never going to find out how the film ends.
9. Samantha (be) ___________________ in the room when Bob (tell)
___________________ me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she
(listen, not) ___________________.
10. It's strange that you (call) ___________________ because I (think, just)
___________________ about you.
11. The Titanic (cross) ___________________ the Atlantic when it (strike)
___________________ an iceberg.
12. When I entered the store, a couple of merchants (bargain, noisily)
__________________ and (try) ___________________ to sell their goods to naive
tourists who (hunt) ___________________ for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead)
___________________ their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A
couple of men (argue) ___________________ over the price of a leather belt. I (walk)
___________________ over to a man who (sell) ___________________ fruit and (buy)
___________________ a banana.
13. The firemen (rescue) ___________________ the old woman who (be)
___________________ trapped on the third floor of the burning building.
14. I was very upset! He (leave, always) ___________________ his dirty dishes
in the sink. I think he (expect) ___________________ me to do them up for him.
15. Samantha (live) __________________ in Cambridge for more than two years. In fact,
she (live) ___________________ there when I was a student.
1. A: What were you doing when you heard that noise?
B: I was trying to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
2. After I found the wallet full of money, I immediatelywent
to the police and turned it in.
3. The doctor said that Brian was too
weak to go to work and that he needed to stay at home for a
couple of days.
4. My best friend arrived at my house a little before 9:00 pm,
but I wasn't there. I was studying at the
library for my final examination in Italian.
5. John is in the living room working on his computer. At this time yesterday, he was also working on his computer. That's all he ever does!
6. A: I called you last night after dinner, but you weren't there. Where were you?
B: I was working out at the gym.
7. When I walked into the busy office, the secretaries were talking on the phone with customers, a clerk was busilyworking at his desk, and two managers were quietly discussing methods to improve customer service.
8. I was watching a thriller on T.V. when the electricity went
out. Now I am never going to find out how the film ends.
9. Samantha was in the room when Bob told me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she
wasn't listening.
10. It's strange that you called because I was just thinking about you.
11. The Titanic was crossing the Atlantic when it struck an iceberg.
12. When I entered the store, a couple of merchants were noisily bargaining and were trying to sell their goods to naive
tourists who were hunting for souvenirs. Some young boys were leading
their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A
couple of men were arguing over the price of a leather belt. I walked over to a man who was selling fruit and bought a banana.
13. The firemen rescued the old woman who was trapped on the third floor of the burning building.
14. I was very upset! He was always leaving his dirty dishes
in the sink. I think he expected me to do them up for him.
15. Samantha lived in Cambridge for more than two years. In fact,
she was living there when I was a student.