past simple vs past continuous

Yesterday I ______ (see) my friend at the sports center.

• sees

• seed

• saw

• seen

I (a)   the windows when the phone rang .

Marge______________ the dishes when she broke the glass.

• wash

• washed

• was washing

• were washing

The kids were playing in the garden when it suddenly (a)   to rain. (begin)

I ........... a book when the phone ..........

• read / rang

• was reading / rang

• was read / was ringing

• was reading / was ringing

I (a)   (make) my dinner at 8 o’clock last night.

Paula (a)   (come) home from school when she saw an accident

He (a)   (open) the box when he cut his finger

He (a)   (open) the box when he cut his finger

While Dad was printing an article, the printer (a)   (run out) of paper.