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There are two sets of 10 words each in this section. This is the first set.

1. I _______ over the bridge when I saw a strange man near the riverbank.
Choice 1 was walking
Choice 2 were walking
Choice 3 walked
2. I was fast asleep when the bell _______ .
Choice 3 was ringing
Choice 2 were ringing
Choice 1 rang
3. The cat _______ the mouse until it got into a hole.
Choice 2 were chasing
Choice 3
was chasing
Choice 1 chased
4. While I was reading to him he_______ how to slip away.
Choice 3 planned
Choice 2 were planning
Choice 1 was planning
5. They ______ l down the stairs and broke the wooden banister.
Choice 1 fell
Choice 2 was falling
Choice 3 were falling
6. Julie _______ up her bedroom when she found the ring she had lost.
Choice 2 were tidying
Choice 1 was tidying
Choice 3 tidied
7. We _______ along the highway when we realised we were running out of fuel.
Choice 3 drove
Choice 2 was driving
Choice 1 were driving
8. They _______ a fish as soon as they threw their net.
Choice 2 were catching
Choice 1 caught
Choice 3 was catching
9. Greg _______ when he fell and broke his leg.
Choice 1 was skiing
Choice 2 skied
Choice 3 were skiing
10. The archaeologist ______ a huge fossil while he was digging in Patagonia.
Choice 2 was finding
Choice 1 found
Choice 3 were finding