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спал, когда

was sleeping when

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phrase Rare #35,716
was sleeping when Used to describe an action in progress in the past that was interrupted or overlapped by another past event.
RU: Я спал, когда ты позвонил.
EN: I was sleeping when you called.

Том спал, когда я уходил.

Tom was sleeping when I left.

Том спал, когда Мэри постучала в дверь.

Tom was sleeping when Mary knocked on the door.

Том спал, когда в него стреляли.

Tom was sleeping when he was shot.

Том спал, когда Мэри позвонила в дверь.

Tom was sleeping when Mary rang the doorbell.

Том уже спал, когда Мэри пришла домой.

Tom was already asleep when Mary came home.

Том спал, когда Мэри пришла домой.

Tom was sleeping when Mary came home.