Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (Past Simple or Past Continuous):
1) I ________ (sit) in a cafe when you ________ (call) .
2) When you ________ (arrive) at the party, who ________ (be) there?
3) Susie ________ (watch) a film when she ________ (hear) the noise.
4) Yesterday I ________ (go) to the library, next I ________ (have) a swim, later I ________
(meet) Julie for coffee.
5) We ________ (play) tennis when John ________ (hurt) his ankle.
6) What ________ (they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?
7) He ________ (take) a shower when the telephone ________ (ring).
8) He ________ (be) in the shower when the telephone ________ (ring).
9) When I ________ (walk) into the room, everyone ________ (work).
10) It ________ (be) a day last September. The sun ________ (shine) and the birds
________ (sing) . I ________ (walk) along the street when I ________ (meet) an old friend.
11) He ________ (live) in Russia when the Revolution ________ (start).
12) When her train ________ (get) to the station, we ________ (wait) on the platform.
13) He ________ (be) so annoying! He ________ (always leave) his things everywhere.
14) On holiday we ________ (visit) Rome, ________ (see) the Vatican, and ________
(spend) a few days at the beach.
15) Why ________ (you/stand) on a chair when I ________ (come) into the room?
16) They ________ (live) in Germany when they ________ (be) young.
17) At 7pm yesterday, we ________ (listen) to music.
18) When I ________ (leave) the house, it ________ (snow).
19) He ________ (work) in a bank when he ________ (meet) his wife.
20) What ________ (you/do) when I ________ (call) you last night?
