While they ..... (watch) a film, the children ..... (finish) two whole packets of crisps last night.

Norma and Sandra ..... (cram) for their maths exams while their schoolmates ..... (dance) at a big party.

Julia ..... (enjoy) her marvellous holiday in Hawaii while her brother ..... (be) back in Scotland sitting in a stuffy office.

Would you mind telling me what you ..... (do) when I ..... (call) you last night?

While Jason ..... (rush) to work the other day, he ..... (slip) on a banana skin and ..... (break) his leg.

Actually, I ..... (see) Mr Greenheart at the shopping centre but I ..... (not / talk) to him as he ..... (hurry) back to work.

As we ..... (sleep) last night, somebody ..... (break) in the house and ..... (steal) our jewellery.

I'm really sorry I ..... (bother) you at this time of day, I ..... (not / realise) you ..... (set) up a new computer, Derek.

Anna ..... (plant) some rose bushes in the garden when her neighbour ..... (call) her.

When the police ..... (catch) the thieves, they ..... (bring) them to the police station immediately.

When the office manager ..... (join) the meeting, everybody ..... (become) really serious.

The personal assistant ..... (answer) the phone and ..... (make) a quick note into her diary.

While Phillip and Susan ..... (rock) on the dancefloor, their friends ..... (have) a drink at the bar.

While I ..... (talk) to some friends at the disco last night, a young boy I ..... (know) ..... (come) up to me and ..... (ask) me for some change.

While the men ..... (deliver) the goods to the store, a masked man ..... (come) in from the front and ..... (rob) the cashier.