Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

He ... (eat) dinner when his wife entered the house.

• was eat

• was eating

• were eating

• eat

They ... (do) nothing when the phone rang.

• did

• doing

• was doing

• were doing

They ... (visit) us in Spain last year.

• visiting

• visits

• visited

When I ... (walk) into the room, everyone was talking.

• walked

• walking

• was walk

• were walking

While Alice was taking off her jacket, her gloves ... (fall) on the floor.

• falled

• fell

• feel

Mum ... (iron) when she ... (burn) her hand.

• ironed, burned

• was ironing, was burning

• ironed, was burning

• was ironing, burned

When I ... (leave) the house this morning, it ... (snow).

• was leaving, was snowing

• was leaving, snowed

• left, was snowing

• left, snowed

I ... (sit) in a cafe when you ... (call).