Fell off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling of his room. (Fall, paint) We bought

Fill in the correct form of the past tense.
1. I saw my old friend in town the other day. He seemed to ignore me and looked / was looking somewhere else. (SEE, SEEM, LOOK)
2. The teacher took a photo of us while we were climbing up the tree. (TAKE, CLIMB)
3. We met Martha at the airport last week. She was waiting for the arrival of her sister while we were traveling to New York. (MEET, WAIT, TRAVEL)
4. "What did you say to him? – He looked totally surprised when I saw him. " – (YOU SAY, LOOK, SEE)
5. He was correcting exam papers when I visited him. (CORRECT, VISIT)
6. A man fell on the road while I was riding my bike. Luckily, I managed not to crash into him. (FALL, RIDE, MANAGE)
7. We were sailing a few miles off the coast when a horrible thunderstorm came up. We had to get to safety as soon as possible. (SAIL, COME, HAVE)
8. I haven't seen him for ages. When I last saw him, he was looking for a new job. (SEE, LOOK)
9. While the two teams were warming up everyone was waving a flag. It was a very emotional moment. (WARM, WAVE, BE)
10."What were you doing when I came to your place yesterday evening?" – "I was feeding the baby". (YOU DO, COME, FEED)
11.I was walking down a dark alley when suddenly I heard footsteps. I turned around and saw that an old woman with a dog was following me. (WALK, HEAR, TURN, SEE, FOLLOW)
12."Why didn't you go out last night?" – "I was too tired and decided to stay at home." (YOU NOT GO, BE, DECIDE)
13.The policeman asked me, " How fast were you driving when you saw the old lady in front of you?" (YOU DRIVE, SEE)
14.Mom was preparing dinner when we got home from football practice. (PREPARE, GET)
15.When I was young, I always wanted to be a pilot. (BE, WANT)
16.Las Sunday afternoon I went for a walk in the park and had a cup of coffee at a local restaurant. (GO, HAVE)
17.When they got to the airport the plane was just taking off. (GET, JUST TAKE)
18.I was sitting on a bench in the park when a man came up to me and wanted to know what time it was. (SIT, COME, WANT, BE)