Past Simple vs Past Continuous

I _____________ my finger while I_____________ dinner.

• cutted / was cooking

• cut / cooked

• cut / were cooking

• cut / was cooking 

I was watching a movie when I ___________ him standing outside.

• saw

• was seeing

• see

• were seeing

While Tom _____________, Kate _____________ a documentary on TV.

• read / watched

• was reading / was watching

• was reading / were watching

• read / was watching

Correct or incorrect?

He was doing his homework when I called him.

• Correct

• Incorrect

I ____________ the door while I ___________ in my room.

• were hitting / was dancing

• hit / danced

• was hitting / danced

• hit / was dancing

Tina ___________________ when she fell and hurt her leg.

• were dancing

• danced

• was dancing

• were danced

When you called yesterday at 8:00, I ---------- the floor.

• mopped

• mop

• was mopping

• were mopping

I was listening to the radio when Adam ---------.

• phoned

• phone

• phones

• was phoning

When the letter ________, I__________ dinner for my children.

• arrive, cook

• arriving, cooked

• arrived, cook

• arrived, was cooking

She __________ to school, ________ out her text book and ________ to learn.

• gone/ took/ began

• was going/ took/ began

• went/ took/ began

• went/ took/ begun