Past simple / continuous

When I phoned my friend, he (play)

                    Basketball.

Last Saturday we ______ late and we ______ the train.

• were getting up

• got up

• were missing

• missed

The kids______( walk) on the streets when it suddenly began to rain.

The students ______ (talk),when the teacher entered to the classroom.

He ______ very fast when the police______ him.

• was driving

• drove

• was stopping

• stopped

Susie ______(watch) a film when she______ (hear) the noise.

He______ (take) a shower when the telephone______ (ring).

While he ___________ the house, we ___________ .

• WAS CLEANING / WERE COOKING

• WERE CLEANING / WAS COOKING

• WAS CLEANING / WAS COOKING

I______ down when I______ down the stairs.

• was falling down

• fell down

• was going

• went