Simple Past vs Past Continuous Tense

When I --------- up this morning, it was snowing.

• wake

• wakes

• woke

• woken

We -------- television when the power went off.

• were watching

• watching

• was watching

• watched

When you called yesterday at 8:00, I ---------- the floor.

• mopped

• mop

• was mopping

• were mopping

I was listening to the radio when Adam ---------.

• phoned

• phone

• phones

• was phoning

I ----------- downstairs when I heard the doorbell."

• was going

• were going

• went

• go

--------- I was doing the gardening, the telephone rang.

• While

• When

He was driving very fast ----- the police stopped him.

• while

• when

--------- I saw her, she was wearing a really nice purple dress.

• While

• When

A loud noise woke me up --------- I was sleeping happily.

• while

• when

When the letter ________, I__________ dinner for my children.

• arrive, cook

• arriving, cooked

• arrived, cook

• arrived, was cooking