Exercise 1: Fill the correct verb forms in the blank:
 

1. Last night, I (watch) ______________ a movie while my sister (read) ___________ a book.

2. While I (walk) _____________ to the park, it (start) ____________to rain.

3. She (cook) _____________ dinner when the power (go) ____________ out.

4. We (play) _____________ football when it (begin) ____________ to snow.

Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer:

1. When I ________ home, I realized that I had forgotten my bag.
A. arrived
B. was arriving
C. had arrived
D. have arrived

2. While I ________ the dishes, my little daughter was watching TV.
A. wash
B. was washing
C. have washed
D. had washed

3. Last night, my husband and I ________ a delicious dinner at a fancy restaurant.
A. are having
B. have had
C. had
D. was having

4. I ________ to the podcast on TikTok when the phone rang.
A. was listening
B. am listening
C. have listened
D. had listened

5. When the storm ________, we decided to stay indoors.
A. stops
B. is stopping
C. stopped
D. has stopped