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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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  • Laura ___ (sell) flowers when the man ___ (enter) the shop.
    was selling / entered
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  • While Kylie ___ (talk) with a friend, his husband ___ (drink) a cold beer.
    was talking / was drinking
  •  20
  • I ___ (visit) the Prado Museum last summer.
    visited
  •  10
  • ___ you ___ (study) when the teacher ___ (call) your mother?
    were / studying / called
  •  15
  • While my best friend ___ (drive), her car suddenly ___ (stop).
    was driving / stopped
  •  20
  • They ___ (go) shopping at the shopping mall two days ago.
    went
  •  10
  • Susie ___ (no/play) the violin when she ___ (hear) the explosion.
    wasn't playing / heard
  •  15
  • I ___ (stay) at home while it ___ (rain).
    stayed / was raining
  •  20