Past Continuous vs Past simple

While I was visiting my grandparents

• I was seeing a celebrity.

• I see a celebrity.

• I saw a celebrity.

• I seeing a celebrity.

Sam's brother kicked him in the leg while

• they play football.

• they played football.

• they playing football.

• they were playing football.

While they ___ a baseball game, their TV broke down.

• were watching

• watching

• watched

• are watching

Sarah ____ her finger while she ____ a salad.

• cuted

  were making

• cuted

  was making

• cut

  was making

• was cutting

  made

While Greg _____ the Net, a new message ____.

• surfed

  was coming

• was surfing

  came

• surfed

  came

• was surfing

  was coming

I ____ my arm while we _____.

• hurt

  boxed

• was hurt

  boxed

• was hurting

  were boxing

• hurt

  were boxing

While we ______ up in the lift, the lights ______off.

• went

  went

• were going

  went

• went

  were going

• were going

  were gone

He ____ a beautiful sunrise while he _____ on the lake.

• was seeing

  fished

• saw

  fished

• saw

  was fishing

• was seeing

  was fishing

While we _____ food in the supermarket, we accidentally _____ a jar of jam.

• were buying

  broke

• were buying

  break

• bought

  broke

• was buying

  were breaking

The headmaster _____ the classroom while students ____ the test.

• was entering

  wrote

• was entering

  were wrting

• entered

  were writing

• enter

  were writing