Past simple vs past continuous

He ............. (sleep) when the doorbell ............. (ring).

• was sleeping; was ringing

• was sleeping; rang

• slept; was ringing

• slept, rang

We ............. (watch) TV when we ............. (hear) a loud noise.

• were watching; heard

• was watchig; heard

• were watching; were hearing

• watched; heard

We ............. (eat) dinner at 8 pm last night.

• ate

• eat

• were eating

• was eating

Yesterday I ............. (go) to the post office and ............. (buy) some fruit at the supermarket.

• went; bought

• was going; bought

• went; was buying

• was going; was buying

Last year I ............. (visit) Paris and Rome.

• was visiting

• visited

• visit

• were visiting

He ............. (work) in the garden when he ............. (find) the money.

• was working; was finding

• worked; found

• was working; found

• worked; was finding

At 10 am yesterday I ............. (sit) on a bus.

• am sitting

• sat

• sit

• was sitting

I ............. (walk) along the road when I ............. (meet) an old friend.

• was walking; was meeting

• walked; met

• was walking; met

• walked; was meeting

It was a beautiful day. The birds ............. (sing) and the sun ............. (shine).

• sang; was shining

• were singing; was shining

• sang; shone

• were singing; shone