E8U9- Handout 3

1. The girl ______crying loudly.

• be

• were

• was

Leen ________________ a letter when the telephone rang.

• is writing

• were writing

• was writing

While I was writing the email, the computer suddenly ________off.

• goes

• went

• go

While I ___________(study) English ,someone _______(knock) the door.

• am studying , knocked

• was studying , knocked

• were studying , knocked

Layan ___________(drive) her car when she _________(see) her best friend

• is driving , saw

• were driving , saw

• was driving , saw

While my mother was cooking ,My dad _________ back.

• come

• coming

• came

While we were having the picnic, it __________ to rain.

• starts

• started

• was starting

A number of (duck) ___ (go) ___ through here, yesterday.

• duck/go

• ducks/go

• ducks/went

• duck/went

While Tom (play)…… the piano, his mother was doing the washing-up.

• was playing

• were playing

• played

• play

I (have) dinner when I suddenly heard a loud bang.

• was having

• were having

• had

• having