Past Simple vs Past Continuous

The children ________ (play) in the park when it started to rain.

• played

• were playing

I was watching a movie when I _______ (see) him standing outside.

• was seeing

• saw

Charlie _______ (hide) in my wardrobe when Lola found him. She screamed!

• hid

• hided

• was hiding

I ________ (live) in Cape Town when Michelle Obama visited.

• was living

• lived

I _______ (sit) in a cafe when you called.

• sitted

• was sitting

• sat

Susie was watching a film when she _______ (hear) the noise.

• heard

• was hearing

He ________ (take) a shower when the telephone rang.

• was taking

• took

When I ______ (walk) into the room, everyone ______ (work).

• was walking, worked

• walked, was working

He _____ (work) in a bank when he _____ (meet) his wife.

• was working, met

• worked, was meeting

When her train _____ (get) to the station, we ______ (wait) on the platform.

• was getting, waited

• got, were waiting