1. ‘What ………were you doing……… (you/do) at this time yesterday? ’ ‘I was asleep.’
2. How fast ……were you driving………… (you/drive) when the accident ……happened………… (happen)?
3. I haven’t seen my best friend for ages. When I last ……saw………… (see) him, he ……………was trying… (try) to find a job.
4. I ………was walking……… (walk) along the street when suddenly I ………heard………(hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody ……was following………… (follow) me. I was scared and I ………started……… (start) to run.
5. Last night I …………dropped…… (drop) a plate when I ………was doing……… (do) the washing-up. Fortunately it ………wasn't broken……… (not/break).
6. I …………was opening…… (open) the letter when the wind ……blew………… (blow) it out of my hand.
7. The burglar …………was opening…… (open) the safe when he ……………… (hear) footsteps. He immediately ……………put… (put) out his torch and ……………crawled… (crawl) under the bed.
8. As I ………was crossing…… (cross) the road I ………stepped……… (step) on a banana skin and ……………fell… (fall) heavily.
9. Just as I ……was wondering………… (wonder) what I should do next, the acceptance letter came in my mailbox.