Past Simple and Past Continuous: choose the verb forms

They ______ when Jack _____ his coffee.

• talked, spilt

• talked, was spilling

• were talking, was spilling

• were talking, spilt

They ______ in the living room when the baby _______ to cry.

• was relaxing, started

• were relaxing, started

• relaxed, was starting

• were relaxing, was starting

She _____ along the street when it ______ to rain.

• walked, was starting

• walked, started

• was walking, started

• were walking, started

He ______a house when a policeman _______ him.

• was robbing, was seeing

• was robbing, saw

• was robbing, see

• robbed, saw

She ______ with a dog when it _______ to bite her.

• were playing, decided

• played, was deciding

• played, decided

• was playing, decided

They _______ basketball when

it ______ to rain.

• were playing, started

• played, was starting

• played, started

• was playing, started

They ______ for a bus when they _______ a UFO.

• waited, were seeing

• were waiting, saw

• were waiting, see

• waited, saw

She _______ a bike when she ______ an accident.

• rode, saw

• was riding, see

• was riding, saw

• were riding, saw

She ______ a bath when the phone ______.

• had, was ringing

• had, rang

• was having, ring

• was having, rang

He _____ his homework when the computer _____ fire.

• was doing, catch

• was doing, caught

• did, caught

• did, was catching