While the construction workers ...... (work) outside in the rain, the company manager ...... (have) lunch with his friend.

While the assistant ...... (answer) the manager's questions, she ...... (make) some notes into her diary.

While the receptionist ...... (enjoy) her break, several new customers ...... (arrive).

Bertha ...... (clean) the windows when suddenly her mobile phone ...... (start) ringing.

I'm sorry I ...... (disturb) you. I ...... (not/realise) you ...... (work) on the project.

While the police officer ...... (walk) up and down Mapel Road, a robber ...... (break) in a jewellery shop.

As the parents ...... (sleep) last night, they ...... (hear) a loud bang.

The policeman ...... (ask) what I ...... (do) last night at around 5.00 pm.

Last night the neighbours ...... (watch) 'The Weakest Link' when, all of a sudden, the lights ...... (go) off.

The inexperienced woman ...... (ski) down the hill when she ...... (hurt) her leg.

Where ...... you ...... (take) the dog last night when I ...... (see) you?

While I ...... (make) dinner, my husband ...... (repair) the broken TV set.

The doctorate student ...... (type) his thesis when his computer ...... (break) down without a single warning.

The friends ...... (barbecue) a pig in the back garden when it suddenly ...... (start) to rain.

As the little girl ...... (get) off the bus, she ...... (drop) her sweet little teddy bear.