Past simple vs Past Progressive

They ________________________ (live) in Germany when they ________________________ (be) young.

• lived - were

• were living - were

• lived - were being

He ________________________ (work) in a bank when he ________________________ (meet) his wife.

• was working - was meeting

• worked - met

• was working - met

On holiday we ________________________ (visit) Rome, ________________________ (see) the Vatican, and ________________________ (spend) a few days at the beach.

• visited - saw - was spending

• visited - saw - spent

• was visiting - saw - spent

At 7pm yesterday, we ________________________ (listen) to music.

• were listening

• listened

• was listening

Why ________________________ (you / stand) on a chair when I ________________________ (come) into the room?

• did you stand - came

• did you stand - was coming

• were you standing - came

While Tom (read) __________________ , Amely (watch) _______________ a documentary on TV.

• was reading - was watching

• read - watched

• was reading - watched

He (wake up) _____________ and (look) ____________ at his watch.

• woke up - was looking

• was waking up - looked

• woke up - looked

Marvin (come) _________ home, (switch) ______________ on the computer and (check) ______________ his emails.

• came - was switching - checked

• came - switched - checked

• was coming - switched - was checking

I (have dinner) _________________ when I suddenly (hear) _______________ a loud bang.

• had dinner - heard

• was having dinner - was hearing

• was having dinner - heard

While I (cycle) __________________ past some villages, I (see) ________________ some people in their gardens.

• was cycling - saw

• was cycling - was seeing

• cycled - saw