When and while using past simple and past continuous

Complete the sentences:

While I ____________ (text), the school bus _________ (arrive).

• was texting, arrived.

• were texting, arrive.

• am texting, arrived.

Complete the sentences:

Cindy _________ (break) her leg while she __________ (snowboard).

• break, is snowboarding.

• broke, was snowboarding.

• broke, were snowboarding.

Complete the sentences:

My father ____________ (drive) at 70 km/h when a policeman ____________ (stop) him.

• is driving, stopped.

• were driving, stopped.

• was driving, stopped.

Complete the sentences:

My dad _________ (fall) off the ladder while he ___________ (paint) the carport.

• fall, were painting.

• fell, was painting.

• falled, were painting.

Complete the sentences:

Nick ___________ (become) sick while he __________ (travel) in Texas.

• became, was travelling.

• were became, were travelling.

• became, were travelling.

Complete the sentences:

Mr. Thompson ___________ (drive) very fast when he ________ (hit) a tree.

• were driving, hit.

• am driving, hit.

• was driving, hit.

Fill in the blanks with "when" or "while":

__________________ my father was reading a book, my mother cooked the dinner.

• While

• When

Fill in the blanks with "when" or "while":

I was taking a shower __________ my friend broke my mother's mirror.

• When

• While

Fill in the blanks with "when" or "while":

I arrived home _________ all the guests were having tea and bread.

• While

• When

Fill in the blanks with "when" or "while":

______________ Sue was waiting for the bus, she met an old friend.

• While

• When