2. put the verbs in brackets into the past indefinite or the past continuous. 1)he …was watching… (watch) tv when the telephone …rang… (ring). 2)i … (clean) the house while he … (work) in the garden. 3)when we … (find) the cat it … (play) under the bed. 4)joan … (have) a shower when the window cleaner … (come). 5)grandma … (knit) while grandpa … (smoke) his pipe. 6)when i … (arrive) home, father … (paint) the front door. 7)bob and sally … (walk) when it … (start) to rain. 8)what … (you/talk) about when i … (come) in? 9)i … (read) my newspaper when they … (knock) on the door. 10)as fiona … (wash) the glass, she … (cut) her finger. 11)mother … (break) the vase while she … (dust) it. 12)my brother … (build) a sandcastle while i … (swim) in the sea.

1. He was watching TV when the telephone rang
2. I was cleaning the house while he was working in the garden.
3. When we found the cat it was playing under the bed
4. Joan was having a shower when the window cleaner came.
5. Grandma was knitting while Grandpa was smoking his pipe
6. When I arrived home, Father was painting the front door.
7. Bob and Sally were walking when it started to rain.
8. What were you talking about when I came in?
9. I was reading my newspaper when they knocked on the door.
10. As Fiona was washing the glass, she cut her finger.
11. Mother broke the vase while she was dusting it.
12.My brother was building a sandcastle while I was swimming in the sea.