2 Read the sentences. Tick the action that started first. 1 I was watching television when the lights went off. I was watching television. The lights went off. 2 It was raining when I went out. It was raining. I went out. 3 We were walking through the town when I saw the new shop. I saw the new shop. We were walking through town. 4 Mum was shopping when she met an old friend. Mum was shopping. She met her old friend.