1. Louis was watching a video.
2. Paula was checking her email.
3. Steven and Monica were having dinner at Antonio's.
4. Granny was sleeping in the armchair.
5. The Smiths were having an argument.
6. Diana was reading the paper.

Ex. 2 page 106
It was a normal, quiet morning. Mr. and Mrs. Forster were having breakfast. Mrs. Foster was reading the newspaper, and Mr. Foster was listening to the news on the radio. The newsreader was talking about a series of strange murderers. Richard Foster was jogging upstairs in his bedroom. His sister Wendy was sitting in the park, enjoying the morning sun. The cat was sleeping quietly at Mr. Foster's feet. Outside the garden was quiet. A few birds were singing. The neighbours' dog was digging a hole in the garden. Some cars was moving along the street. Suddenly someone screamed...

Ex. 3 page 106

1. No, she wasn't. she was standing by the window.
2. No, they weren't. They were looking at a sheet of paper.
3. No, he wasn't. He was having a glass of water.
4. No, they weren't. They were wearing trousers.
5. No, she wasn't. She was taking a photo.
6. No, it wasn't. It was sleeping.

Ex. 4 page 107

1. While/when I was lying in bed I heard a strange noise.
2. While I was talking to Tina on the phone, we were cut off.
3. While we were sitting in the park, we saw someone running with a woman's handbag.
4. Dad was cleaning the table while Pete and Jo were doing the washing-up.
5. She was walking home late at night, when she heard someone screaming for help.
6. While he was downloading songs from the net, there was a blackout.
7. When I met my boyfriend in London, he was doing a language course.
8. While we were discussing football, the phone rang.

Ex. 5 page 107

1. He was driving home when he suddenly felt sick.
2. He was drinking while driving.
3. When I was a child, I lived in Portugal.
4. While they were playing cards last night, somebody broke into the house.
5. You were sleeping while I was working hard.
6. Where were you going when I saw you?
7. I read it when you said to.
8. You were speaking fluent French when I was still learning.

Ex. 6 page 107

1. I was coming home from work.
2. I was making dinner.
3. My husband and I were playing cards.
4. I was having a phone conversation.
5. We were helping children do homework.
6. I was having bath while my mum was reading a book.
7. We were driving to the supermarket.
8. I was lying in bed with a headache.

Ex. 7 page 107
On Tuesday morning at about 10.15 a.m., a car was travelling north on the main road through Kimberton. It was travelling at approximately 30 miles per hour. When it reached the Stop sign at the crossroads, it stopped. No other cars were coming in any direction, so the car started again and turned right. As it was turning, a lorry travelling faster arrived behind it. The driver looked in his mirror and realised the lorry was moving faster, so he accelerated. While he was accelerating, a cyclist came out of a private gate and forgot to look at the road. The car hit the cyclist, who was wearing a helmet and was not hurt. The lorry, which was going too fast, hit the back of the car. The vehicles were damaged, but luckily there were no casualties.

Ex. 8 page 107

JILL: Did I ever tell you the story about when I went into the wrong house?
DAVE: No, when did that happen?
JILL: Last winter. I was staying with my sister for a few days. I was having my house redecorated, and it was chaos.
DAVE: I can imagine - paint everywhere.
JILL: That's right. So I was using my sister's spare bedroom, and I was going to work every day by bus from her house.
DAVE: Weren't you using a car?
JILL: No, I wasn't: it's very difficult to park in that part of town, so I was using public transport.
DAVE: And what about the wrong house?
JILL: Well, I had the keys to my sister's house. She works late, so to help her I was preparing the dinner every evening. One evening I went to the supermarket after work, then took the bus home; I was really tired.
DAVE: And it was probably raining and cold.
JILL: Yes, it was. So I arrived home. My sister lives in a block of flats with no lift. As I was climbing the stairs I was thinking about what to cook.
DAVE: And you stopped on the wrong floor!
JILL: That's right! I was thinking so much I forgot the floor. So there I was opening the door to my sister's flat and suddenly I was in a hallway I didn't know. I was shocked.
DAVE: And the people who lived there?
JILL: They were very shocked too. But they thought it was really funny, so they invited me for a coffee.
DAVE: That's an interesting way to get a free coffee.

Ex. 9 page 108

1. Stavo leggendo un racconto poliziesco a letto quando ho sentito uno strano rumore.
2. Stava piovendo quando siamo partiti da casa questa mattina.
3. L'altro ieri stavo andando al pub quando ho incontrato Frank.
4. Poiché mi sentivo stanco dopo il pasto, abbiamo deciso di fare una pausa.
5. Stava guidando molto velocemente la scorsa notte, sebbene le strade fossero bagnate.
6. Che cosa stavi facendo ieri alle 11.00?
7. Jack stava lavorando e studiando in quel periodo.
8. L'anno scorso, quando stava andando in giro in macchina per l'Europa, ha fatto un brutto incidente.
9. Stavo pranzando quando il telefono ha squillato.

Ex. 10 page 108

1. Where were you going yesterday when I saw you?
2. I was cleaning the dishes when I heard a noise.
3. The sun was shining when we were playing ball.
4. Yesterday, when I was going to the pub, I saw a car accident.
5. The motorways were slippery last evening, but the lorry driver was driving very fast.
6. I cut my finger the day before yesterday while I was opening a tuna tin.
7. I was watching a documentary film on television, inspector.
8. I was working and studying to pay for the University.
9. We regularly saw them when we were living in New York.