Past Continuous Vs Simple Past

George ..... (fall) off the ladder while he ..... (paint) the ceiling.

• fell / painted

• was falling / painted

• fell / was painting

Last night, I .......... (read) in bed when suddenly I ........ (hear) a scream.

• was reading / was hearing

• was reading / heard

• read / was hearing

What .......... (you/do) at this time yesterday?

• are you doing

• did you do

• were you doing

The students ....... (talk) while the teacher ...... (write) on the board.

• are talking / is writing

• were talking / was writing

• talked / wrote

While I ........ (relax) at the hotel, Tom and John ........ (surf) over the waves.

• was relaxing / surfed

• relaxed / was surfing

• was relaxing / were surfing

John ........ play the guitar when Linda ....... (come) in.

• was playing / came

• played / was coming

• played / came

......... I was working in the garden, I hurt my back.

• When or while

• When

• While

......... Tom arrived, I was having dinner.

• While or When

• When

• While

......... (you/watch) TV when I ......... (phone) you?

• Did you watch/ phoned

• Were you watching / was phoning

• Were you watching / phoned

I .......... (not drive) very fast when the accident ......... (happen).

• wasn't driving / happened

• didn't drive / happened

• wasn't driving / was happening