Past simple vs Past continuous

While I ______ (walk) to school yesterday, I ______ (see) a cat stuck in a tree.

• was walking / saw

• walked / was seeing

They ______ (play) soccer when it ______ (start) to rain.

• were playing / started

• • played / was starting

When she ______ (arrive) at the party, everyone ______ (dance).

• arrived / was dancing

• was arriving / danced

I ______ (read) a book when my friend ______ (call) me.

• read / was calling

• was reading / called

He ______ (watch) TV when the lights ______ (go) out.

• watched / was going

• was watching / went

While they ______ (study), I ______ (cook) dinner.

• were studying / was cooking

• studied / was cooking

The sun ______ (shine) brightly while we ______ (hike) up the mountain.

• shone / were hiking

• was shining / hiked

As I ______ (write) my essay, my computer ______ (crash).

• wrote / was crashing

• was writing / crashed

She ______ (listen) to music when she ______ (hear) a strange noise.

• was listening / heard

• listened / was hearing

While the children ______ (play), their mother ______ (prepare) lunch.

• were playing / was preparing

• played / was preparing