Past Simple or Past Continuous?

I __________ Spanish when you __________ me.

• was studying/called

• were studying/called

• studied/were calling

Meg __________ TV when Tom __________ home.

• watched/was arriving

• was watching/arrived

• were watching/arrived

We __________ tennis when Peter __________ his arm.

• played/was hurting

• was playing/hurt

• were playing/hurt

Everyone __________ when I __________ into the room.

• was working/walked

• were working/walked

• worked/was walking

Sophia __________ in France when the Revolution __________.

• were living/started

• was living/started

• lived/was starting

We __________ on the platform when the bus __________ to the station.

• was waiting/got

• waited/was getting

• were waiting/got

While I __________ video games, the telephone __________.

• was playing/rang

• were playing/rang

• played/was ringing

While Claire __________ about the problem, her sister __________ a solution.

• were thinking/found

• thought/was finding

• was thinking/found

While Ted __________ the exercise to me, I __________.

• was explaining/slept

• were explaining/slept

• explained/was sleeping

While my parents __________ to sleep, I __________ them.

• tried/was calling

• were trying/called

• was trying/called