12. It .................. (begin) to rain when I .................. (walk) home.

Exercise 2. Choose the best answer

1. Last Sunday, our volunteer team ________ a lot of food packages to homeless people in the flood-hit region.

A. were bringing B. brought C. have brought D. had brought

2. I ___________ Maria for the first time at the Heart-to-Heart Charity Office.

A. saw B. was seeing C. was seen D. has seen

3. We ________the roof for Mrs. Smith, an elderly childless woman, when it ___________ with rain.

A. were mending — was pouring B. mended — poured

C. mended — was pouring D. were mending — poured

4. When we were on a voluntary tour, we _________ to public places to collect rubbish every day.

A. were going B. went C. have gone D. had gone

5. The phone was engaged when I called. Who _______ to?

A. were you talking B. were you talked

C. did you talk D. have you talked

6. We ________in silence when he suddenly __________ me to help him.

A. were walking — was asking B. were walking — asked

C. walked — asked D. walked — was asking

7. I ______ my report when my boss __________ the hall.

A. made — was entering B. made — entered

C. was making — was entering D. was making — entered

8. I ____________near the fence when suddenly I ___________ the voices.

A. stood — heard B. stood — was hearing

C. was standing — heard D. was standing — was hearing

9. Jim_________ his leg when he_________golf.

A. broke — was playing B. broke — played

C. was breaking — was playing D. was breaking — broke

10. While I _____ for him to call up, he_____ a good time in the bar.

A. waited — was having B. was waiting — was having

C. was waiting — had D. was waited — was waiting