Practice exercises involving interrupted actions

When the phone rang, (a)  

(watch) my favourite TV programme.

They (a)   (play) football when it started raining

While ----------- (read) a book, my little sister spilled juice on it

(a)  

We (a)   (have) a picnic when a bird stole our sandwiches.

She (a)   (dance) when her shoelaces came untied.

While they (a)   (walk) in the park, they saw a shooting star.

He (a)   (sing) in the shower when the water suddenly turned cold.

We (a)   (paint) the room when the paint can fell and made a big mess.

Lily was reading a book. Her friend called her on the phone. Interrupted Action: _______________________ Rewritten Sentence: While Lily _______________ (read) a book, her friend called her on the phone.

(a)  

Sarah was cooking dinner. The smoke alarm started beeping. Interrupted Action: _______________________ Rewritten Sentence: While Sarah _______________ (cook) dinner, the smoke alarm started beeping.

(a)