Past simple or past progressive

We ….(walk) through the wood when it …(start) to rain.

• were walking, started

• walked, started

• were walking, was starting

My friend and I …(sleep) in our tent when the fire …(break) out.

• was sleeping, broke

• were sleeping, broke

• slept, broke

A shark …(attack) them while they …(swim) back to the beach.

• attacked, swam

• attacked, were swimming

• was attacking , were swimming

When the light …(go) out I …(read) an interesting article.

• went, read

• went , were reading

• went, was reading

Mrs Miller …(work) in the garden when suddenly a UFO …(land)

• worked, landed

• was working, was landing

• was working, landed

My friends …(have) a lot of fun when they …(hear) the siren of the fire Brigade.

• were having, heard

• had, heard

• was having, heard

When she …(wake) up she …(see) her mum.

• woke, saw

• was waking, saw

• woke, was seeing

They …(drink) cocktails while Mrs Brown... (eat) supper.

• was drinking, was eating

• were drinking, was eating

• drank, ate

We …(sit) in the dining room when we suddenly …(hear) a terrible scream.

• sat, heard

• were sitting, heard

• were sitting, were hearing

Patrick …(copy) his homework when the teacher …(come) into the classroom.

• copied, came

• was copying, came

• was copying, was coming