Test 9: The past simple and past continuous

Choose the correct answer.

1. I was doing my homework when the stone ... was hitting hitted hit the window.
2. Everyone ... was waiting waited were waiting outside when the car arrived.
3. Ryan and I ... were playing tennis when Ryan broke played tennis when Ryan broke played tennis when Ryan was breaking his foot.
4. When we ... watched TV, Dad was arriving home were watching TV, Dad arrived home were watching TV, Dad was arriving home .
5. Jason ... was collecting his prize when his mobile phone was ringing collected his prize when his mobile phone was ringing was collecting his prize when his mobile phone rang .
6. We ... weren't having didn't have didn't be having dinner when you called round.
7. Nobody ... watched the TV so we switched was watching the TV so we switched watched the TV so we were switching it off.
8. I was listening to the radio when I ... was hearing were hearing heard someone I knew.
9. ... What were they doing when the electricity went off? What did they do when the electricity was going off? Did they do when the electricity went off?
10. What ... did Max do was Max doing did Max when you saw him?
11. I found my toy when I ... was tidying tidied have tidied my room.
12. Grandpa ... was finding did find found some old coins when he was working in the garden.
13. When the children were visiting the zoo, an elephant ... escaped was escaped was escaping .
14. The phone ... did ring rung rang when I was doing my homework.
15. What ... were you doing when the storm was starting were you doing when the storm started did you do when the storm was starting ?