1. Jack (was doing)____ his homework
when his father (came)_____ home from work. 2. Mary (was wearing)____ her new
dress when I (met)___ her yesterday. 3. The children (were writing) _____
their compositions when the teacher (came)____ into the classroom. 4.
She (was walking)___ along the street when she (saw)____ an old friend. 5. The
woman was ill, and she (was lying)______ on her bed when her children (came)
home from school. 6. The sun (was rising)____ when I (got)_____ up this
morning. 7. The child (were sleeping)____ when the doctor (came)______ . 8. I
(was reading) ___ the newspaper when I (heard) _____ the telephone. 9. He
(fell)____ down and (broke)____ his leg while he (was playing) ___ football.
10. The boy (jumped)_____ on the bus while it (was going)______ . 11. The old man
never (went)_____ out when it (rained)__ (was raining)___ . 12. When I (went)___ out this
morning, the sun (was shining) _ and the birds (were singing)_____ . It was a
beautiful morning. I (walked) ___ to the nearest park and sat down near
the river. But while I (was sitting)_____ there, it (began)_____ to rain, so I
(ran)____ home. My hat (fell)_____ off when I (was running) ..■ 13. Jack's
father (was reading)_____ a book last night when he (headr) ___ something
outside the house. He (opened) ___ the window and (looked)___ out. It was a
dark night and at first he could see nothing. But when he
(closed)____ his window, he (saw)_____ a man. The man (was trying)____ to climb
over the garden wall. He was a thief.
When he saw Jack's father at the window, he (jumped)____ off the wall and
(ran)_____ away. Jack's father (ran)____ after him. There was a car at
the end of the street. The thief (ran)__ up to the car but just as he
(was getting)____ into it, Jack's father (caught)_____ him.