Past continuous vs. simple past

Sylvia___when she___the DVDs

• was running/dropped

• ran/dropped

• was running/was dropping

• ran/was dropping

While Steve___a documentary, he___asleep

• was watched/fell

• was watching/fell

• watched/was falling

• was watching/felt

They___when you___for remote control

• aren't listening / were asking

• weren't listening / were asking

• weren't listening / asked

• listened / asked

___ you ___ anything when I ___ you?

• Are / doing / called

• Were / doing / calling

• Did / do / was calling

• Were / doing / called

___ you ___ my friends while you ___ to school?

• Are / see / went

• Did / see / were going

• Did / saw / were going

• Were / see / went

We ___home when the accident ___.

• were driving / happened

• drove / happened

• drove / was happening

• were drive / happened

I ___ a novel while my mother ___.

• was read / was cooking

• read / cooked

• was reading / was cooking

• was reading / cooks

I ___ out of the window when the accident happened.

• was looked

• looked

• looking

• was looking

You ___ while I ___.

• played / study

• were playing / studying

• were playing / was studying

• were played / was studying

He ___ when his father came home.

• were doing

• was doing

• did

• did do