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Past Simple or Past Continuous?

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    Read the sentence and guess if the verb should be in Past Simple or Past Continuous tense. Good luck!
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  • The boy ___ (throw) a stone to a car when his owner ___ (arrive).
    Was throwing / arrived
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  • While I ___ (climb) the wall, my girlfriend ___ (read) a book.
    Was climbing / was reading
  •  15
  • When they ___ (call), the lawyer ___ (no/sleep).
    Called / wasn't sleeping
  •  20
  • The athlete ___ (run) while the audience ___ (watch).
    Was running / was watching
  •  10
  • Her father ___ (no/have) breakfast when the telephone ___ (ring).
    Wasn't having / rang
  •  15
  • While we ___ (play) Among Us, our little brother ___ (have) a shower.
    Were playing / was having
  •  20
  • ___ you ___ (buy) T-shirts at the shopping centre yesterday?
    Did / buy
  •  10
  • When Michael's grandma ___ (arrive), he ___ (chase) the dog.
    Arrived / was chasing
  •  15
  • The baby ___ (no/cry) while his father ___ (feed) her.
    Wasn't crying / was feeding
  •  20
  • They ___ (travel) to Rome. (Past Continuous)
    were travelling
  •  10
  • Richard ___ (have) lunch when Andrea ___ (text) him.
    was having / texted
  •  15
  • Bryan and Robert ___ (listen) to music while they ___ (do) her homework.
    were listening / were doing
  •  20
  • ___ you ___ (water) the plants 3 days ago?
    did / water
  •  10
  • The thief ___ (try) to escape when the police ___ (catch) him.
    was trying / caught
  •  15
  • ___ John ___ (eat) pizza while he ___ (watch) a comedy show?
    Was / eating / was watching
  •  20
  • My uncle ___ (no/hit) me with a pillow. (Past Continuous)
    wasn't hitting
  •  10