Past simple vs Past continuous

I ......... (watch) a film when the telephone ....... (ring)

• watched / was ringing

• was watching / rang

• watched/ rang

• was watching / was ring

My father ....... (drive) when a rabbit ....... (cross) the road.

• was driving / was crossing

• drove / was crossing

• was driving/ crossed

• drove / crossed

She ........ ( work) while I ....... (sunbathe) in the beach.

• worked / sunbathed

• was working / sunbathed

• was working / was sunbathing

• worked / sunbathed

A dog _____ (chase) me while I _____ (walk) in the street.

• was chasing / was walking

• chased / was walking

• was chasing / walked

• cjhased / walked

The policeman ____ (look) for clues when another policeman ____ (enter) in the room.

• looked / entered

• was looking / was entering

• looked / was entereing

• was looking / entered

The police ____ (arrive) while I ____ (have) breakfast.

• arrived / had

• was arriving / was having

• arrived /was having

• was arriving / had

When Mark ____ (break) his leg, he ____ (go) to hospital.

• was breaking / went

• broke / went

• was breaking / was going

• broke / was going

Tom ____ (break) his leg while he _____ (play) football.

• broke / played

• broke / was playing

• broke / playing

• was breaking / was playing

Zoe ____ (drive) home when she ____ (see) an accident.

• was driving / saw

• drove/ was seeing

• drove / saw

• was driving / was seeing

When I ____ (not/look), someone _____ (steal) my mobile phone.

• didn't look / stole

• wasn't looking / was stealing

• wasn't looking / stole

• didn't look / was stealing