1. She ______ the newspaper when he phoned. was reading
a) read
b) reading
c) was reading

2. They ______ TV and eating at the same time. were watching
a) watch
b) watching
c) were watching

3. Yesterday, I ______ in the garden while my wife did the cooking. worked
a) work
b) working
c) worked

4. When the phone rang, I ______ a shower. was taking
a) take
b) taking
c) was taking

5. While they ______ at the party, I was chatting with friends. were dancing
a) dance
b) dancing
c) were dancing

6. He ______ his car in the garage when it suddenly started raining. was fixing
a) fix
b) fixing
c) was fixing

7. While the children ______ outside, the parents were preparing snacks in the kitchen. were playing
a) play
b) playing
c) were playing

8. During the storm, we ______ a movie and drank hot cocoa. watched
a) watching
b) watched
c) were watching

9. While my sister ______ the piano, I was doing my homework. was practicing
a) practice
b) practicing
c) was practicing

10. In the park, some people ______ , while others were having a picnic. were jogging
a) jog
b) jogging
c) were jogging

11. I ______ a book in the park when it began to get dark. was reading
a) read
b) reading
c) was reading

12. As the guests ______, the host was busy decorating the house. were arriving
a) arrive
b) arriving
c) were arriving

13. Last year, we ______ in the mountains 3 times. went hiking
a) hike
b) went hiking
c) were hiking

14. I ______ for groceries every week in that suopermarket. shoped
a) shopped
b) shopping
c) was shopping

15. The kids ______ in the backyard while their parents were gardening. were playing
a) play
b) playing
c) were playing