Interruption in the past

I was reading in my room, when my friend called.

He was reading an email, when she interrupted.

Let’s see

      **When** she 
      interrupted
           ❌

|————❌—————————| He was writing Present ****an email… moment

Organize the sentences

1. the / was/ mailman / breakfast / when / having / I / arrived.

   I was having breakfast, when the mailman arrived.

2. cleaning / were / We/ the / house / guests / the / when / arrived.

   We were cleaning the house, when the guests arrived.

3. Mary / homework / kid / her / helping / when / the / with / was / she / received / a / call.

   Mary was helping her kid with the homework, when she received a call.

4. the / went / working / Peter / off. / office / when / the / lights / at / was

   Pater was working at the office, when the lights went off.

Continuing practicing!

Complete the following situations in the past.

• I was watching a class**, when my mother called me to eat.**
• I was playing a game**, when my dog started barking.**
• I was preparing dinner**, when I remembered that I needed to read.**