#1. I was working in the basement and I … the phone.
#2. They … the first task before they started the new one.
#3. I don’t remember I met him in the party last night. What … he …?
#4. We … happy to hear that you had got a good job!
#5. What … you … when the storm began? I was going to work.
#6. Nancy … to go with us because she was sick.
#7. My brother always … reading fairy tales when he was young.
#8. Rita was not able to answer the questions because she … the chapter.
#9. … he … your email before he left the office?
#10. John slipped on the ice while he … the street in front of the house.
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