1. Choose the correct item. 1) Mary was ............... dinner when John came home. A cooking B cook 2) Harry ............... the news yesterday when the telephone rang. A watched B was watching 3) While Laura ............... her homework, her best friend called. A was doing B did 4) What were you ............... at 6pm yesterday? A do B doing 5) It ............... all day when Tony took a day off work. A were raining B was raining 6) Julian was running after his friend when he …………..over a stone. A was tripping B tripped 7) The bear ............... the bread when Julie entered the tent A were eating B was eating 8) He was running after the kite and ……………into a puddle. A falling B fell