Past Simple / Past Continuous

I .... (to listen ) to the radio when I ... (to hear) this fantastic song.

• listened

• was listening

• heard

• was hearing

When the teacher .... (to say) ‘Stop!’, I ... (to try) to finish the last question.

• said

• was saying

• still tried

• was still trying

I feel really silly! While I ... (to dance), I ... (to fall) and ... (to break) my elbow.

• danced

• was dancing

• fell

• was falling

• broke

Tim .... (to play) a computer game when his mum ... (to call) him for lunch.

• played

• was playing

• called

• was calling

I ... (switch off ) the computer because it ... (make) a strange noise.

• was switched off

• switched off

• was making

• made

My dad ... (listen) to classical music when I ... (arrive) home from school.

• listened

• was listening

• arrived

• was arriving

My little sister ... (draw) a picture while I ... (study) for my French exam.

• drew

• was drawing

• studied

• was studying

While they ... (try) to fix the computer, all the lights ... (go out).

• tried

• were trying

• went out

• was going out

I ... (try) to log on when the WiFi ... (stop) working.

• tried

• was trying

• was stopping

• stopped

While Dad ... (print) an article, the printer ... (run out) of paper.

• printed

• was printing

• was running out

• ran out