Past simple and past continuous

When I  ...........(phone) Kelly, she ................... (study) for a test.

• was phoning , studied
• phoned, was studying

My mother and I  .........................(clean) the house, when Aunt Victoria  ..................(knock) at the door.

• were cleaning , knocked
• cleaned, was knocking

It  ................ (rain) when we .....................(go) to bed last night.

• was raining,  went
• rained, were going

When we  .............. ( see) Ken and Alex, they ............... (play ) tennis.

• were seeing,  were playing
• saw, were playing
• were seeing, played
• see, play

When my mother  ................(walk) into my room, I ................ (listen) to my new CD.

• walked, was listening
• walked, listened
• was walking, listened
• was walking, was listening

When I .................( get  up), my parents ...............( have ) breakfast.

• was getting up, had
• got up, were having

Mrs Graham .............. (wait) for the bus when she ..............( see) the accident.

• waited, saw
• was waiting, saw
• waited, was seeing
• wait, saw

We  ....................( have ) dinner when the phone  ............ (ring)

• had, rang
• had, ringed
• were having, rang
• had, was ringing

I .............. ( find) this key when I ...................(tidy) my room.

• was finding, was cleaning
• found, cleaned
• found, was cleaning
• finded, was cleaning

When Sue  ................... (ride) a bike, she ..............(hit) the tree,

• rided, hit
• rode, was hitting
• was riding, hit
• rode, hit