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Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

1. I ( read ) a book when you ( call ) me.

2.While mother ( hang ) the clothes , her two sons ( wash ) the dishes.

3.They ( watch ) TV when the lights ( go ) out.

4.The children ( play ) tennis when their grandmother ( come) to visit.

5.The car ( make ) strange noises all the way home.

6.I ( not drive ) very fast when the accident ( happen ) .

7.The children ( sleep ) all night.

8.It ( begin ) to rain while I ( walk ) home.

9.What ( you do ) at this time yesterday ?

10.When Mrs. Brown ( open ) the door , the children ( do ) their homework and her husband ( read ) the newspaper.