Past Continuous and Past Simple

I ______ (walk) down the street when I ______ (notice) a new shop.

• was walking / noticed

• walked / was noticing

• was walking / was noticing

• walked / noticed

She ______ when her father ______.

• slept / left

• slept / was leaving

• was sleeping / left

While the film star ___ out of her car, someone ___ her photo.

• got / was talking

• was getting / got

• get / took

As I ___ , I ___ Tim.

• was walking / saw

• walked / saw

• walked / was seeing

When we ___ Nancy, she ___ as a shop assistant

• met / worked

• was meeting / worked

• met / was working

The thief ______ the painting while Mr Bowles ______.

• was stealing / was sleeping

• stole / was sleeping

• stole / slept

He ____ himself while he ____.

• was cutting / was shaving

• cut / was shaving

• cut / shaved

As he ___ the door, Nick ____ that he had no keys

• closed / realised

• closed / was realising

• was closing / realised

She ____ while I ____ the house.

• was sleeping / was cleaning

• slept / cleaned

• was sleeping / cleaned

The men ____ the fence when the rain ____.

• were painting / started

• painted / started

• painted / was starting

• was painting / started