Open the brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. Type the sentence in the space provided. I (write) the business plan when my computer (crash) and I (loose) 50 pages. We (prepare) to launch the product when there (be) a fire in the factory. Sales (rise) fast when our sales manager (leave) the company. We (get into) the Asian market when there (be) a financial crash there. I (talk) to a possible client when I (find out) they had already signed an agreement with a competitor. I (go) to see a venture capital company when I (hear) it was bankrupt.