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I. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Continuous).
While Tom (read) ____________, Amely (watch) ____________a documentary on TV.
Marvin (come) ____________ home, (switch) ____________on the computer and (check) ____________his emails.
The thief (sneak) ____________into the house, (steal) ____________the jewels and (leave) ____________ without a trace.
Nobody (listen) ____________while the teacher (explain) ____________the tenses.
While we (do) ____________a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) ____________on the beach.
He (wake) ____________up and (look) ____________at his watch.
The receptionist (welcome) ____________the guests and (ask) ____________them to fill in the form.
The car (break) ____________down and we (have) ____________to walk home.
The boys (swim) ____________while the girls (sunbathe) ____________.
My father (come) ____________in, (look) ____________around and (tell) ____________me to tidy up my room.
As long as one group (prepare) ____________dinner, the others (collect) ____________wood for their campfire.
While the parents (have) ____________breakfast, their children (run) ____________about.
Martha (turn) ____________off the lights and (go) ____________to bed.
We (wait) ____________for Jane, when suddenly Louis (come) ____________around the corner.
I (cycle) ____________through the park, when I (hear) ____________a strange noise.
He (pass) ____________her a message when the teacher (look / not) ____________.
I (fall) ____________asleep while I (watch) ____________TV last night.
When Mike and Jane (paint) ____________the walls, their dog (knock) ____________over the paint pot.
Tom (break) ____________his leg when he (play) ____________frisbee.
The phone (ring) ____________when I (sit) ____________on the toilet.
I (jog) ____________in the park, when two squirrels (cross) ____________my way.
Robert (fall) ____________off the ladder when he (pick) ____________cherries.
Archimedes (discover) ____________the theory of buoyancy while he (take) ____________a bath.
When we (travel) ____________around Ireland, we (meet) ____________some very nice people.
While she (speak) ____________on the phone, the milk (boil) ____________over.
When I (leave) ____________the house this morning, the sun (shine) ____________.
Caroline (burn) ____________her hand when she (iron) ____________her clothes.
Two days ago, a murder (happen) ____________in Market Street at about seven pm.
Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes (arrive) ____________at the crime scene to investigate.
He (ask) ____________on of the tenants in the house.
»What (do / you) ____________yesterday at seven?«
»I (watch) ____________a football match on TV.«
» (be) ____________you alone?«
»Yes, I (be) ____________.«
» (hear / you) ____________anything suspicious?«
»Yes, about seven o`clock, two people (argue) ____________in the hallway. But the football match (be) ____________so interesting. So I just (turn) ____________up the telly and then (hear / not) ____________anything anymore.«
A: »What (do / you) ____________yesterday at 8 pm?«
B: »I (sit) ____________in the pub with Sam. Why?«
A: »I (drive) ____________to the sports centre at that time to play squash with a few friends. As we only three players, I (try) ____________to ring you to ask if you would like to come as well. But I (reach / not) ____________you at home.«
B: »Why (ring / not / you) ____________my mobile?«
A: »I actually (want) ____________to ring your mobile, but by accident I (dial) ____________William`s number. He (do / not) ____________anything special at that moment and really (like) ____________the idea of playing squash with us.«
When I (do) ____________the washing-up, I (break) ____________a plate.
While Tom (play) ____________the piano, his mother (do) ____________the washing-up.
He (drink) ____________some juice and then he (eat) ____________a few chips.
I (have) ____________dinner when I suddenly (hear) ____________a loud bang.
When my father (work) ____________in the garden, an old friend (pass) ____________by to see him.
She (go) ____________to school, (take) ____________out her textbook and (begin) vto learn.
When it (start) ____________to rain, our dog (want) ____________to come inside.
When Jane (