Past Simple and Past Continuous

My parents (a) ............... (study) when they (b) ............ (meet).

• studied/met

• were studying/met

• was studying/met

• were studying/were meeting

My computer (a)............ (crash) when I (b)............... (do) my homework last night.

• crashed/was doing

• was crashing/was doing

• were crashing/did

• crashed/did

I (a)................ (watch) a film when my mum (b)............... (get) home yesterday.

• watched/got

• was watching/was getting

• was watching/got

• were watching/got

It (a)........... (rain) when I (b).............. (wake up) this morning.

• rained/woke up

• rained/was waking up

• was raining/woke up

• was raining/wake up

I (a)............. (burn) myself when I (b)................. (make) breakfast.

• was burning/was making

• burnt/was making

• burnt/made

• burnt/were making

A friend (a)............ (text) me when I (b)............. (walk) to school.

• texted/was walking

• was texting/was walking

• texted/walked

• were texting/walked

I .............(wait) at the bus stop when my mum ...........(call) me.

• was waiting/called

• waited/called

• waited/was calling

• were waiting/called

While Linda ............(talk) on Skype, the police ............ (arrive).

• talked/arrived

• talked/was arriving

• was talking/arrived

• talked/ were arriving

My sister ............ (cook) dinner while her children .............(watch) TV.

• was cooking/watched

• cooked/watched

• cooked/was watching

• was cooking/were watching

The children ........... (sing) when the bell ............. (ring).

• sang/rang

• were singing/rang

• were singing/was ringing

• sang/was ringing