Complete the sentences using past continuous.1. when john came home ... .2. when the telephone rang ... .3. when i entered ... .4. when we arrived in st. peterburg ... .5. when the police came ... .6. when we saw her ... .7. when they got married ... .8. while she was cooking ... .9. while i was finishing my homework ... .10. while the robber was putting the money into the bag ... .

1. When John came home, his wife was preparing dinner in the kitchen.
2. When the telephone rang, I was taking a shower and couldn't answer it.
3. When I entered the room, the children was playing loudly on the floor.
4. When we arrived in St. Petersburg, it was snowing heavily and the wind was blowing.
5. When the police came, the witnesses was describing the suspect's appearance.
6. When we saw her, she was waiting for a bus at the corner of the street.
7. When they got married, they was living in a small apartment in the city center.
8. While she was cooking, her husband was setting the table for their guests.
9. While I was finishing my homework, my brother was watching a football match on TV.
10. While the robber was putting the money into the bag, the silent alarm was sending a signal to the station.

To further improve your understanding of these structures, you can review the rules for Past Continuous on the British Council website or practice with exercises on EnglishGrammar.org. Would you like to see examples of these sentences transformed into the interrogative or negative form?