Past Simple or Past Continuous?

Jess ........................... (watch) TV when the TV suddenly broke.

While Dad was listening to music in the car, he ...................... (drive) into the back of a bus!

My parents were walking home yesterday ...................... they saw an asteroid in the sky.

• when

• while

Oliver .................................. (climb) a mountain when he dropped his iPhone in a river.

The band were signing autographs ...................... two fans got into their tour bus.

• while

• when

They ................................ to a new song when Max ............................... .

• were listening / arrived

• listened / arrived

• where listening / arrove

• listened / was arriving

It ................................ a cold winter's day. The sun ............................ but it .................................. .

• is / shone / was freezing

• was / was shining / was freezing

• was / shines / froze

• was / shone / was freezing

The engine ...................................... a noise, so he ................................ the car to a mechanic.

• was making / took

• made / took

• made / was taking

• was makeing / took

Julia ................................... through the park when she .............................. a poster for the marathon.

• was running / noticed

• is running / noticed

• ran / noticed

• ran / was noticing

After we ................................. (finish) shopping, we decided to go to the museum.