Open the brackets. 1. there is nobody in that room. (read) detective stories again? 2. what you (do) here? 3. he (do) his lessons since after lunch. 4. "where's fred? " - "he's (work) in the garden. he (plant) rose bushes since dawn." 5. all things in the drawing-room are out of place. the children ) hide-and-seek! 6. i (think) of your aunt's proposal since we last met. 7. where you ) at this early hour of the day? 8. we (stay) at the regent hotel; won’t you come and see us? 9. for a week now those mice (steal) food from the pantry, 10. down by the pine woods they ) out a new road.

1.are you reading
2. are you doing
3. has been doing
4. is working, has been planting
5. are playing
6. have been thinking
7. are you swimming
8. are staying
9. has been stealing
10. are laying

1) I (was sitting) in a cafe when you (called)
2) When you (arrived) at the party, who (was) there?
3) Susie (was watching) a film when she (heard) the noise.
4) Yesterday I (went) to the library, next I (had) a swim, later I (met) Julie for coffee.
5) We (were playing) tennis when John (hurt) his ankle.
6) What (were they doing) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?
7) He (was taking) a shower when the telephone (rang).
8) He (was) in the shower when the telephone (rang).
9) When I (walked) into the room, everyone (was working).

1. When I came into the kitchen, my mother (was cooking).

2. I (was not sleeping) at nine o'clock yesterday.

3. He (was sitting) at the table the whole evening yesterday.

4. He (was playing) computer games from two till three o’clock yesterday.

5. I (was not  playing) the piano at four o'clock yesterday. I (was  reading) a book.

6. When I (opened) the door, the cat (was  sitting) on the table.

7. At this time yesterday I (was  going) home.

8. When I ( met) Tom, he (was  going) to the shop.

9. Father (was  watching) TV at ten o'clock yesterday.

10. They (were  playing) in the yard the whole evening yesterday.

11. Yesterday he ( wrote) a letter to his friend.

12. At five o'clock yesterday Helen (was  cooking) soup.

13. He ( began) repairing his bicycle in the morning yesterday.

14. She ( fell) asleep at eleven o'clock yesterday.

15. When I ( rang) up my friend, he (was  sleeping).

16. When mother ( came) home, the children (were playing) on the carpet.

17. He (was  sitting) at the table the whole evening yesterday.

18. We (were playing) computer games the whole evening yesterday.