Past Simple and Past continuous

While I _____ the house, my friends were chatting in the living room.

• was cleaning

• cleaned

• were cleaning

• clean

The kids were laughing and playing outside when their parents ______.

• came back

• comed back

• were coming back

• was coming back

She _____ in the shower when the phone suddenly rang.

• standed

• were standing

• was standing

• stood

As I was driving to work, I ______ a beautiful rainbow in the sky.

• seed

• saw

• was seeing

• were seeing

They _____ at the party when the lights went out.

• dances

• danced

• was dancing

• were dancing

While I ______, my sister was listening to music in her room.

• was sleeping

• were sleeping

• sleeped

• slept

The teacher was explaining the lesson when the fire alarm suddenly _____ off.

• goed

• went

• was going

• were going

They ______ dinner when the doorbell rang.

• eated

• ate

• was eating

• were eating

As we were hiking in the mountains, it ______ snowing unexpectedly.

• started

• stared

• was starting

• were starting

I _____ peacefully when my cat jumped onto the bed and woke me up.

• slepts

• slept

• was sleeping

• were sleeping