Now complete the following suitably.
(i) I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when _______
(ii) He was cleaning out his cupboard when_
(iii) _ a dog ran out onto the road.
(iv) _______ teacher walked into the room.

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(i) I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when I saw a man running behind it.

(ii) He was cleaning out his cupboard when he saw a dead rat lying there.

(iii) A mad dog ran out onto the road.

(iv) My favourite teacher walked into the room.

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Q. Look at the following examples.
• I was trying to climb over the fence when the giant saw me.
• The farmer's wife was stroking the cat when her one year-old son entered.

Both the actions were in the past.
When the first one was going on in the past, the second one happened.

1. Match the following and write complete sentences in the lines below.

What was happening?	What happened?
(i) I was writing a letter.	the lights went out.
(ii) Paul was looking out of the window.	the bell rang.
(iii) *He was looking for his dog.	he noticed a lovely butterfly.
(iv) *I was just completing the last answer.	he fell off the ladder.
(v) The man was painting the wall.	I met Arun.
(vi) Amit was doing his homework.	my pen ran out.
(vii) My mother was cooking. dinner.	ma'am said, "Stop writing."

(i) I was writing a letter when ________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________
(iii) *When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog.
(iv) *______________________________________________
(v) ________________________________________________
(vi) _______________________________________________
(vii) _______________________________________________

*Please note that sometimes the order of the sentences changes.

Q. Choose the correct word/phrase to complete the following sentence:
I was sitting _______ my own desk when the teacher walked in.

Select suitable option to complete the sentence:

Whenever Arthur was angry, he ______ walk out of the room.

Divide each of the following sentences into its parts. Write meaningful parts. If necessary, supply a word or two to make each part meaningful.

(i) I went to the tool shed to see what I could find. (3 parts)

(ii) When I came back he was sitting on the ground. (2 parts)

(iii) We may as well see what’s the matter with it, now it is out. (3 parts)

(iv) He said he hoped we had got them all. (3 parts)

(v) I had to confess he was right. (2 parts)

Complete the sentence using suitable option:

I rarely eat ice cream now but I it when I was a child.

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Now complete the following suitably. (i) I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when _____________ (ii) He was cleaning out his cupboard when_____________ (iii) _____________ a dog ran out onto the road. (iv) _____________ teacher walked into the room.

(i) I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when I saw a man running behind it. (ii) He was cleaning out his cupboard when he saw a dead rat lying there. (iii) A mad dog ran out onto the road. (iv) My favourite teacher walked into the room.

Now complete the following suitably.
(i) I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when _______
(ii) He was cleaning out his cupboard when_
(iii) _ a dog ran out onto the road.
(iv) _______ teacher walked into the room.

(i) I was sitting in a taxi yesterday when I saw a man running behind it.

(ii) He was cleaning out his cupboard when he saw a dead rat lying there.

(iii) A mad dog ran out onto the road.

(iv) My favourite teacher walked into the room.