Insert the Past Indefinite or Past Continuous.
1. She heard him sigh while he __ (to read)
(Collins) 2. While the water __, Ma Parker began sweeping the floor, (to heat)
(Mansfield) 3. While he __ the tea she __ him. (to make, to watch)
(Abrahams) 4. Mrs. Presty __ at him with some anxiety on her daughter's account, while he __ the
message on Randal's card, (to look, to read)
(Collins) 5. It was quite late at night, and the brother __ aloud while the sister __, her needle, when
they were interrupted by a knocking at the door, (to read, to ply)
(Dickens) 6. While Mrs. Calligan __ the table Mamie went to her room and Aileen followed her. (to
set)
(Dreiser) 7. While the doctor __, Mrs. Presty __ her own conclusions from a close scrutiny of Mr.
Sarrazin's face, (to speak, to draw)
(Collins) 8. While he __ he __ the doorbell, then voices, (to wash, to hear)
(Abrahams) 9. While the gendarmes __ the room, Arthur __ waiting on the edge of the bed. (to
ransack, to sit)
(Voynich)