Past Simple vs Continuous

He ... (wait) at the railway station, when the train arrived.

• were waiting

• waited

• was waiting

Dima's father ... (drive) his car and ... (listen) to music.

• was driving and listening

• drove and was listening

• drove and listened

The plane ... (set) off 3 hours ago.

• was setting

• set

• were setting

My mother ... (cook) a very delicious can at 11 am yesterday.

• cooked

• was cooking

• cooking

He ... (stand) near school when his father ... (pick) him up.

• stood/picked

• stood/was picking

• was staying/picked

• was staying/was picking

She ... (listen) to the tour guide while her sister ... (reading) traffic news.

• listened/read

• was listening/was reading

• was listening/read

• listened/was reaing

We ... (stop) at the petrol station, ... (ask) for help and ... (set) off for our dacha.

• stopped/asked/set

• was stopping/was asking/was setting

They ... (finish) their journey two days ago.

• were finished

• finished

• were finishing

The traffic lights were broken, so the car ... (wait) for 15 minutes there yesterday.

• waited

• was waiting

• was waited

The plane ... (take) off when it ... (start) to rain.

• was taking/was started

• took/started

• took/was starting

• was taking/started