Past simple or Past continuous?

Maria …… a summer course in the UK last year, which …… her to improve her English a lot.

• attended … was allowing

• attended … allowed

• was attending … allowed

• was attending … was alling

Peter …… in the city centre while Paul and Kim …… the old part of the city.

• was shopping … exploring

• shopping … exploring

• were shopping … was exploring

• was shopping...were exploring

Klaus …… a postcard to his grandparents when they...him.

• was writing … phoned

• was writing … were phoning

• writing … phoned

• wrote...were phoning

The Erasmus+ students …… along Brighton Pier when it suddenly... to rain.

• walked … started

• were walking … was starting

• were walking … started

• walked...was starting

The students …… to the party because they ……German.

• went … were studying

• weren’t going … studied

• didn’t go … studying

• didn’t go … were studying

As I.......... (wait) for bus, I ......... (see) Joe crossing the road.

• wait...was seeing

• waited...saw

• was waiting...saw

• were waiting...was seeing

When I ...............(be) a child, we.......... (make) our own amusement.

• were / was making

• was / were making

• were / make

• was/ made

Yesterday when we ........ (come) home, we discovered that water.......... (run) down the walls.

• come / is running

• came / ran

• come / is running

• came / was running

It.......... (happen) while I ..............(work) in Mumbai.

• happen / were working

• happened / was working

• was happening / worked

• were happening / work