Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Mary____lunch when they____.

• prepared/were coming

• was preparing/came

• prepared/came

She_____on the phone when he_____in.

• talked/was walking

• was talking/was walking

• was talking/walked

The postman____while I _____ the house.

• arrived/was leaving

• was arriving/left

• arrived/left

I_____when he______up.

• slept/was waking

• was sleeping/woke

• was sleeping/was waking

I_____the window while I_____football.

• was braking/played

• broke/played

• broke/was playing

When the phone_____, I_______TV.

• was ringing/watched

• rang/was watching

• ringed/was watching TV

Students_____, when the teacher_____ asleep.

• were talking/fell

• was talking/was falling

• talked/was falling

While they_____in the river, they____some frogs.

• were swimming/saw

• swam/were seeing

• swam/saw

When he____home they____lunch.

• got/ate

• was getting/ate

• got/were eating

When Spain_____a goal, I_____back from a meeting.

• scored/came

• was scoring/came

• scored/was coming