How to say i had been reading a letter when he came in. in Japanese

1)彼(kare) (ok) that , or something understood without naming it directly)/that person/over there/hey/eh?/thatが(ga) (prt) indicates sentence subject/indicates possessive/but/however/still/andは(ha) (int) indicating a subject/yes/indeed/well/ha!/what?/huh?/sighい(i) (prt) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.ってきたときno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verb私(watashi) (pn,adj-no) i/meは(ha) (int) indicating a subject/yes/indeed/well/ha!/what?/huh?/sigh手紙手紙(tegami) (n,adj-no) letterを(wo) (prt) indicates direct object of action/indicates subject of causative expression/indicates an area traversed/indicates time over which action takes place/indicates point of departure or separation of action/indicates object of desire, like, hate,読んno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbno dictionary result, likely a conjigated verbで(de) (prt) indicates location of action/at/in/indicates time of action/indicates means of action/cause of effect/by/and then/so/indicates continuing action/ indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.い(i) (prt) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.ましたました(mashita) (n,adj-no) right under/directly below。(。) Japanese period "."    
kare gahaittekitatoki watashi ha tegami wo yonde imashita 。
Grammer form丁寧語 (Polite form)Polite form (teineigo)
convays a sense of politeness, used when speaking to strangers, people older than you, higher social status ect.
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