Past simple vs Past continuous

Yesterday, at 8 o'clock I....

• was my homework

• am doing my homework

• was doing my homework

• do my homework

I ......at home yesterday night. I .......to bed early

• was/ go

• was/ went

• wasn't/ went

• been/ gone

I ...... mathematics when I ..... a child

• was liking/ was

• liked/ was being

• like/ am

• liked/ was

Martha ..... the dessert for dinner last weekend

• bring

• brings

• brought

• was bringing

My brother ..... a shower when I ....., that's why he ....... my call

• had/ was arriving/ took

• was having/ arrived/ took

• was having/ arrived/ didn't take

• had/ arrived/ doesn't take

Which of the following questions is not correct?

• Miriam was looking for a pharmacy when I found her in the street last night

• Miriam looked for a pharmacy when I was finding her in the street last night

Which sentence has a spelling mistake?

• My brother and I were swiming in the ocean when a big wave hit us

• My brother and I were swimming in the ocean when a big wave hit us

This morning, when I walked through the park, people were al running to hide from the rain, birds were chirping and lots of squirrels were climbing the trees.

Which is the use of past tenses in the sentence above?

• Describing actions completed at a determined moment in the past

• Describing ongoing actions happening at the same time as part of a setting in the past

What is the correct form of the verb 'need' in the sentence:

• I needed you yesterday but you never showed up!

• I was needing you yesterday but you never showed up!

Make a sentence using past simple and continuos to describe a situation in past.