Past Continuous vs Past Simple

When do you use the Past Simple?

The Past simple is used to talk about actions happening at the moment: true or false?

We use Past Continuous to talk about actions in progress in the Past: true or False?

Past Simple of verb "to be"

We ________(play) videogames while we___________(listen) to music

While I ________(make) dinner, the phone _________(ring)

Past Simple of verb "hit"

I _________(walk) down the street and suddenly someone ________(scream)

Past Simple of verb "become"

Form the past continuous: She ________________(spy)