past simple - past continuous

I .................... the accident when I was waiting for the taxi.

• saw

• was seeing

What .................... you do when I phoned?

• were you doing

• did

Thhey .................... their friends last summer holiday

• didn't visit

• weren't visiting

It .................... heavily last July.

• rained

• was raining

While people were talking to each other, he .................... his book.

• read

• was reading

Chris .................... pizza every weekend last month.

• was eating

• ate

While we .................... in the park, Mary fell over.

• were running

• run

I (see) .................... a boy on the beach last week.

His eyes were blue like the water in the sea and his hair (be) .................... beautiful black.

He was very tall and thin and his face was brown. My heart (beat) .................... fast.