SIMPLE PAST vs. PAST PROGRESSIVE.

When I ________________ at the bus stop, I saw Ann.

• was waiting

• waited

• waiting

• was waited

Ahmed was driving to work when he ___________ his car.

• was crashing

• crashing

• crashed

• crash

Sam twisted his ankle when he ___________ off his bike.

• fall

• fill

• felt

• fell

Sara ___________ a tooth while she was eating candy.

• breaks

• break

• breaking

• broke

Mario ___________ her finger while he was chopping the onion.

• cuts

• was cutting

• cut

• cuted

When I ____________ the cafeteria Mary was having lunch with Peter.

• were entering

• was entering

• entered

• enters

George ________________ lunch when they came.

• prepared

• was preparing

• were preparing

• prepares

I ________(read)_________ the newspaper, when he ______(call)_______.

• (1)was reading / (2)was calling

• (1)was reading / (2)called

• (1)read / (2)called

• (1)read / (2)was calling

Fred _______(watch)________ TV, when he ______(hear)______ a noise.

• (1)watched / (2) was hearing

• (1)was watching / (2)heard

• (1)watched / (2)heard

• (1)was watching / (2)was hearing

We _______(wait)________ in the station when the train _____(arrive)_____.

• (1)waited / (2)was arriving

• (1)were waiting / (2)was arriving

• (1)were waiting / (2) arrived

• (1)waited / (2) arrived