Here are the sentences with the correct verb forms filled in:
Laura was studying at 11pm last night.
I was walking along the road when I met an old friend.
It was being a day in December. Snow was falling, children were singing carols, and people were doing their Christmas shopping.
My ex-boyfriend always missed the bus and arrived late.
When I called Julie, she was sleeping.
Why were you crying when I arrived?
When he got home, we started to eat dinner.
At 10am yesterday I was sitting on a bus.
I enjoyed my book so much that I didn't notice the train had stopped.
David wasn't working when I arrived.
Mr. Black wasn't working in the garden at 10pm last night.