Past Simple vs Past Continuous

The kids ....( play) in the garden when it ... (begin) to rain.

• were playing... began

• played... was beginning

• was playing...

  was beginning

• played...began

Eric .... ( watch ) TV when I .... ( arrive ).

• was watching... arrived

• was watching... was arriving

• watched .... was arriving

• watched... arrived

Last holiday I .... ( spend) a few days in Auckland, New Zealand.

• spent

• was spending

Lia and Tom.... ( play) cards when the phone ....( ring )

• was playing ... rang

• were playing... was ringing

• played .... was ringing

• were playing... rang

Jim .... ( swim) in the sea when I ....( see) him.

• was swimming ... saw

• were swimming... was seeing

• swam .... was seeing

• swam... saw

I .... ( play) with my dog yesterday at this time.

• was playing

• were playing

• played

While Megan.... (jog), Dylan .... ( read ) a magazine.

• jogged... was reading

• jogged...were reading

• was jogging...was reading

• was jogging... read

We .... ( not/use) our computer yesterday.

• didn't use

• wasn't using

They .... ( have ) a snack while they .... ( wait ) for the train.

• had... was waiting

• was having....was waiting

• was having... waited

• had....were waiting

After dinner, he .... ( clean) the table and .... ( wash) the dishes.

• cleaned...washed

• was cleaning...washed

• was cleaning...was washing

• cleaned... was washing