Question

1.eve … (live) in athens when she … (meet) the man who was to become her husband. 2.… you … (not work) at milroy’s when they … (have) that terrible fire? 3.as it … (get) foggier it … (become) almost impossible to steer the boat along the narrow canal. 4.i … (hear) a strange noise just as i … (go) to sleep. 5.when the fire alarm … (go) off, we … (leave) the building as quickly as possible. 88 6.at the place where we … (live) before, our neighbours … (always/ have) violent arguments late at night. 7.i … (hope) you’d come round for tea one afternoon next week. 8.fiona … (live) in new york when her first novel was published. 9.on looking out of the window, dick … (see) it was another dreary day. the wind … (blow) hard and big black clouds … (gather) on the horizon. 10.while the others … (lie) on the beach, poor old gary … (work) in the office as usual. 11.when the phone … (ring), she … (pick) it up and … (put) it down again! 12.i … (never/ understand) why you … (always/ get) to school late on monday mornings. 13.beverly … (work) in a fast-foodrestaurant for a few months before she … (go) to college. 14.when i … (be) a lad, we … (always/ go) to heysham for our summer holidays. i … (really/ love) the place even though it … (often/ rain).

Answer 1

1) was living / met
2) weren't you working / had
3) is getting / is becoming
4) heard / went
5) went / left
6) lived / were always having
7) hope
8) have been living
9) saw / blowed / gathered
10) were laying / was working
11) rang / picked / put
12) have never understood / are always getting 
13) had worked / went
14) was / always went / really loved / often rained