1. Two children ..... (play) on the sand and two fishermen ..... (lean) against an upturned boat.

2. From the sounds it was clear that Mary ..... (practice) the piano.

3. He was a little mad. He ..... (always try) to prove the earth was flat.

4. It was a fine day and the road crowded because a lot of people ..... (rush) to the seaside.

5. When I arrived at meeting the first speaker had just finished speaking and the audience ..... (clap.

6. Tom ate nothing for lunch because he ..... (diet). He said that he ..... (try) to lose 10 kilos.

7. He usually wears sandals, but when I saw him, he ..... (wear) boots.

8. While he ..... (learn) to drive he had twenty-five accidents.

9. The children were frightened because it ..... (get) dark.

10. He had a bad fall while he ..... (repair) his roof.