Past Simple or Past Continuous Open the brackets in the past simple or past continuous My friend _ (wait) for the bus when I saw him Sue was living in France when her uncle _ (die) Nick was cooking dinner when the phone _ (ring) My mother _ (cook) dinner while my father was reading a book When you phoned, I _ (have) a shower We were watching TV when my dad _ (come) Tom _ (go) through the park when a dog started barking My father was working in the garden when our neighbour _ (come) They got married while they _ (study) at the university He was driving when the accident _ (happen) While I _ (walk) I saw Adam While I was reading a newspaper my cat _ (sleep) Andy _ (meet) Anna while he was travelling in Egypt Helen broke her leg while she _ (ski) While _ (shop) somebody stole my car When children went out, it _ (rain) When I _ (see) John, he was shopping When I walked in children _ (fight) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Open the brackets in the past simple or past continuous When I _ (hear) them, they _ (speak) English They _ (tell) the police that they _ (play) football Adam _ (listen) to music when Ben _ (drop) the radio My mum _ (make) a cake when the doorbell _ (ring) We _ (walk) in the park when it _ (start) to rain Anna _ (ride) her bike when she _ (hit) a tree My parents _ (sleep) when my brother _ (begin) to play the drums John _ (have) lunch when Tom _ (come) My mother _ (plant) flowers when my little brother _ (jump) on the tulips 10 They _ (have) a party when the lights _ (go) off 11 I _ (eat) when the spaceship _ (land) 12 Children _ (play) a game when I _ (come) 13 We _ (leave) the party when he _ (arrive) 14 Sally _ (read) a book when she _ (hear) the noise 15 We _ (have) dinner when Adam _ (visit) us 16 She _ (cross) the road when she _ (see) him 17 I _ (choose) the present when my friend _ (come) in