ES.4 DI PAG.107
a) When I was lying in bed I heard a strange
noise.
b) While I was talking to Tina on the phone we
were cut off.
c) When we were sitting in the park we saw
someone running with a woman's handbag.
d) While Dad was clearing the table Pete and
Jo were doing the washing-up.
e) When she was walking home late at night
she heard someone screaming for help.
f) When he was downloading songs from the
net there was a blackout.
g) When I met my boyfriend in London he was
doing a language course.
h) While we were discussing football the phone
rang.

ES.5 DI PAG.107
a) He was driving home when he suddenly felt
sick.
b) He was drinking while driving.
c) When I was child, I lived in Portugal.
d) While they were playing cards last night,
somebody broke into the house.
e) You were sleeping while/when I was working
hard.
f) Where were you going when I saw you?
g) I read it when you said to.
h) You were speaking fluent French while I was
still learning.

ES.6 DI PAG.107
a) I was coming home from work.
b) I was making dinner.
c) My husband and I were playing cards.
d) I was having phone conversation.
e) We were helping children to homework.
f) I was having bath while my mum was
reading a book.
g) We were driving to supermarket.
h) I was lying to bed.

ES.7 DI PAG.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 look 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.

ES.8 DI PAG.108
J: Did I ever tell you the story about when I
went into the wrong house?
D: No, when did that happen?
J: Last winter. I was staying with my sister for a
few days. I was having my house
redecorated, and it was chaos.
D: I can imagine- paint everywhere.
J: 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.
D: Were you using your car?
J: No, I wasn't : It's very difficult to park in that
part of town, so I was using public transport.
D: And what about the wrong house?
J: Well, I had the keys to my sister's house. She
works late, so to help her I was making the
dinner every evening. One evening I went
to the supermarket after work, then took the
bus home: I was really tired.
D: And it was probably raining and cold.
J: 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.
D: And you stopped on the wrong floor!
J: 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.
D: And the people who lived there?
J: They were shocked too. But they thought it
was really funny, so they invited me for a
coffee.
D: That's an interesting way to get a free
coffee.

ES.9 DI PAG.108
a) Stavo leggendo un giallo nel letto quando
ho sentito un strano rumore.
b) Stava piovendo quando lasciammo la casa
questa mattina.
c) L'altro ieri stavo andando al pub quando
incontrai Frank.
d) Avevamo deciso di fare una pausa, perchè
mi sentivo stanco dopo il pasto.
e) L'altra notte guidava molto veloce anche se
le strade eran bagnate.
f) Cosa stavate facendo ieri alle undici?
g) In quel momento Jack stava lavorando e
studiando.
h) L'anno scorso quando stava guidando in
giro per l'Europa , ebbe un incidente.
i) Stavo mangiando quando il telefono suonò.

ES.10 DI PAG.108
a) Where were you going yesterday when I saw
you?
b) I was washing dishes when I heard a noise.
c) The sun was shining while we were playing
by ball.
d) Yesterday,while I was going to pub, I saw an
accident.
e) The motorway were slippery yesterday night
but the driver of the camion was driving very
fast.
f) The day before yesterday I cut a finger while
I was opening a tuna.
g) I was watching a documentary on Tv.
h) I was working and studying to pay for
university.
i) We were saw them regularly when we lived
in New York.