past simple vs. past progressive

What ___ you ___ at ten yesterday?

• did/ did

• were / doing

• did / doing

• was/ did

Laura ___ a glass while she________the dishes.

• was breaking / was washing

• was breaking / washed

• broke / washed

• broke/ was washing

I________my primary school teacher while I was shopping.

• meet

• met

• was meeting

• was met

He was having dinner __ the phone rang.

• when

• after

• before

• while

What ___ you do when you saw the accident yesterday morning?

• are

• were

• did

• do

I___ a monkey in the park while I was walking to work.

• see

• saw

• did see

• was seeing

Jason was studying English ___ he heard a strange noise.

• after

• when

• what

• that

Princess Diana ___ in a car crash when she was only 36 years old.

• die

• died

• was dying

• dies

While my mother was cooking dinner, I ___ the table in the dining room.

• don't set

• was set

• am setting

• was setting

We were ___ to music while they were playing football.

• listen

• listened

• listens

• listening