1. I (read) ____________________________ only two chapters last week.
2. I (read) _________________________ a book last night when you called.
3. I (call) _______________________ John at nine last night, but he (be, not) __________________ at home. He (study) ____________________________
at the library.
4. I (hear, not) _______________________ the thunder during the storm last night because I (sleep) _________________________.
5. My brother and sister (argue) _______________________ about something when I (walk) _________________________ into the room.
6. When I (open) ______________________ the package, I (find) ______________ _________ a surprise.
7. He (climb) ________________________ the stairs when he (trip) _____________
and (fall) _______________________. Luckily, he (hurt, not) __________________ himself.
8. While I (read) ___________________________ the little boy a story, he (fall) _________________________ asleep, so I (close) __________________________
the book and quietly (tiptoe) __________________________ out of the room.
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1. read
2. was reading
3. called, wasn't, was studying
4. didn't hear, was sleeping
5. were arguing, walked
6. opened, found
7. was climbing, tripped, fell, didn't hurt
8. was reading, fell, closed, tiptoed