Past Continuous and Past Simple

After the conference, I _____ that a man _____ the walls of the building.

• • was seeing / was painting

• • saw / was painting

• • was seeing / painted

He was so angry that he _____ and _____.

• • was getting up / left

• • got up / was leaving

• • got up / left

I _____ the vase while I _____ the bookshelf.

• • broke / was cleaning

• • broke / cleaned

• • was breaking / was cleaning

As soon as we walked into the room, we _____ a noise. Someone ______ my computer.

• • heard / used

• • were hearing / used

• • heard / was using

The bus in which the football team ______ had an accident, but nobody ______.

• • were travelling / died

• • travelled / died

• • were travelling / were dying

I _____ the party, but Sonia _____ to leave.

• • was enjoying / was wanting

• • enjoyed / was wanting

• • was enjoying / wanted

The police _____ him while he ______ to escape.

• • caught / tried

• • caught / was trying

• • were catching / was trying

We _____ what to do, so we just called the police and ______.

• • didn't know / waited

• • weren't knowing / waited

• • didn't know / were waiting

When I last _____ her she ______ high-heeled shoes.

• • saw / wore

• • was seeing / was wearing

• • saw / was wearing

The sun _______, so we _____ our clothes and got into the water.

• • was shining / took off

• • shone / took off

• • shone / were taking off