1. The cat took a piece of fish and then ran away. 2. He was reading a newspaper when I came in. 3. Yesterday I got up at eight o'clock.  4. The train started at fifteen minutes to ten. 5. He put on his coat and cap, opened the door and went out. 6. At this time yesterday I was sitting at the theatre. 7. He came back to St. Petersburg on the 15th of January. 8. I was going to the institute when I saw him. 9. At this time yesterday we were having dinner. 10. He was writing a letter when I came in. 11. He was making a report when I left the meeting. 12. Yesterday he wrote a letter to his friend. 13. When I looked at them, they were smiling at me. 14. What were you doing at six o’clock yesterday? 15. I went to bed at half past eleven. 16. Yesterday the lesson began at nine o’clock. 17. When somebody knocked at the door, she was arguing with her husband. 18. When Pete was jogging in the park in the morning, he lost his Walkman. 19. When the police took the thief to the car, I was going to the cinema to see the new Tom Cruise film. 20. He was shaving when he heard her scream.