Past Continuous vs Past Simple

He was talking when the ball ________ him.

• hit

• was hitting

• were hitting

She __________ a huge breakfast and drank a lot of coffee this morning.

• ate

• was eating

• was eatting

He _________ dinner when the fire started.

• cooked

• was cooking

• were cooking

Maggie ________ her horse when she hit the tree.

• rode

• was rideing

• was riding

He was working late at work last night when he _______ asleep at his desk.

• falled

• fell

• was falling

Because she ________ Chinese class yesterday afternoon, she couldn't go to Sarah's birthday party.

• had

• was having

• were having

Marie ____________ late this morning, so she missed the first class.

• waked up

• woke up

• was waking up

It started to rain as they _____________.

• danced

• was dancing

• were dancing

Victoria ___________ when the earthquake hit.

• went shopping

• were shopping

• was shopping

When we ________ the giraffe at the zoo, we felt happy.

• saw

• was seeing

• were seeing