Past Simple and Past Continuous

His phone (ring) while (do) the exam.

• rang/did

• was ringing/was doing

• rang/ was doing

• was ringing/ was doing

Helen (eat) sweets when her tooth (break).

• ate/ broke

• was eating/ was breaking

• was eating/ broke

• ate/ was breaking

What ______they________ (talk) about when we (come) into the room?

• were they talking/ were coming

• were they talking/ came

• did they talk/ came

While we (wait) at the bus stop, we (see) an accident.

• were waiting/ were seeing

• waited/ saw

• were waiting/ saw

What _____ you ______ (buy) while you _______ (shop)?

• did you buy/ were shopping

• were you buying/ were shopping

• did you buy/ shopped

She (walk) to the shops when someone (steal) her handbag.

• was walking/ was stealing

• was walking/ stole

• walked/ stole

While I (lie) on the beach, my brother (swim) in the blue sea.

• was lying/ swam

• was lying/ was swimming

• lied/ swam

Sam (sit) on the bus when a bird (fly) through the window.

• sat/ flew

• was sitting/ was flying

• was sitting/ flew

____ you ________ (drop) your phone while you (run) for the bus?

• Did you drop/ were running

• Were you dropping/ were running

• Did you drop/ ran

I (listen) to music when my dad (tell) me to switch it off.

• was listening/ was telling

• listened/ told

• was listening/ told