Past simple VS Past continuous

While I ____________ (watch) TV, the phone ____________ (ring).

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• watching, rung
• was watching, rang
• was watching, rung
• watched, rang

He ____________ (work) at the restaurant when he ____________ (receive) the news.

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• work, receives
• was working, received
• was working, was receiving
• worked, received

She ____________ (cook) dinner when the guests ____________ (arrive).

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• was cooking, arrived

• cooked, was arriving

• cooks, arrives
• will be cooking, arrive

Last night, while I ____________ (study), my brother ____________ (play) guitar.

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• study, play
• studied, was playing
• was studying, was playing
• was studying, played

When I ____________ (arrive) home, my parents ____________ (watch) TV.

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• arrives, watch
• arrive, watches
• arrived, were watching

• was arriving, were watching

They ____________ (have) a picnic when it ____________ (start) raining.

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• was having, started
• had, starts
• have, starting
• were having, started

While they ____________ (walk) in the park, they ____________ (see) a deer.

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• walk, see
• was walking, seeing
• walked, saw
• were walking, saw

I ____________ (read) a book while he ____________ (cook) dinner.

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• am reading, was cooking

• read, cooking

• cooking, was reading

• was reading, was cooking

When the accident ____________ (happen), I ____________ (drive) to work.

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• When the accident happening, I was driving to work.
• When the accident happens, I drove to work.
• When the accident happened, I am driving to work.
• When the accident happened, I was driving to work.

While I ____________ (wait) for the bus, it suddenly ____________ (start) raining.

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• was waiting, started

• wait, started raining
• waits, started raining
• waited, started raining