'Past Simple' or 'Past Continuous'

The children ______________ (play) tennis when their grandmother called them for lunch.

Mary ______________ (look) out of the window when it started raining.

Mr.Thompson ______________ (drive) very fast when he hit a tree.

My brother was tidying the bookcase while I ______________ (make) the beds.

Susan ______________ (see) the burglar while he was rushing into his car.

. While he ___________ cleaning the house, we ___________ cooking. (clean . cook)

What ______________ (you do) when your father came home from work?

The old lady was trying to cross the street when a boy ______________ (offer) help.

Jack and Steven ______________ (have dinner) when the heard a strange noise.

My uncle ______________ (listen) to the radio when the earthquake happened.

. When I _______________ back from town everyone was at home. Mum _______________ homework.(come, correct)

Mom ________________ dinner when we ________________ home from football practice. (PREPARE, GET)

My friend Harry _______________ off the ladder while he _______________ the ceiling of his room. (fall, paint

Jack ______________ (milk) the cows when a stranger came into the barn.

All the children ______________ (sleep) when their father opened the front door.

I was working on the Science project when you ______________ (come) into the room with a big chocolate cake in your hand.