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

• watched / rang

• was watching / rang

• was watching / was ringing

She ______ (fall) asleep while she ______ (read) a book.

• fell / was reading

• was falling / was reading

• fell / read

We ______ (have) dinner when the lights ______ (go) out.

• had / went

• were having / went

• had / were going

When I ______ (arrive) at the park, my friends ______ (play) football.

• arrived / were playing

• was arriving / played

• arrived / played

She ______ (drop) her phone while she ______ (run) to catch the bus.

He ______ (not listen) when the teacher ______ (ask) the question.

• didn’t listen / asked

• wasn’t listening / asked

• wasn’t listening / was asking

I ______ (write) a letter when my friend ______ (call) me.

• was writing / called

• wrote / was calling

• was writing / was calling

The children ______ (play) in the garden when it ______ (start) to rain.

• were playing / started

• played / was starting

• were playing / was starting

While they ______ (travel) to the city, they ______ (see) an accident.

• were traveling / saw

• traveled / were seeing

• traveled / saw

I ______ (lose) my keys while I ______ (walk) home yesterday.