PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS?

1. I ___________________________ (walk) down the street when I

___________________________ (notice) a new shop.
2. Where ___________________________ (they/be) yesterday at 5 pm? – They
___________________________ (have) dinner with their friends.
3. While she ___________________________ (work) in the garden, her brother
___________________________ (play) computer games.
4. Imagine the situation that ___________________________ (happen) to me yesterday. I
___________________________ (get) up early in the morning, ___________________________ (brush)
my teeth, ___________________________ (prepare) breakfast, and while I
___________________________ (eat) it, somebody suddenly ___________________________ (scream)
out and I ___________________________ (get) scared. Then I ___________________________ (find) out
it ___________________________ (be) a cat.
5. What ___________________________ (you/do) from 4 pm to 6 pm last Monday? – Well, I´m not
sure but I think I ___________________________ (write) an essay about environment.
6. He ___________________________ (study) for an exam when his mom ___________________________
(come) in.
7. They ___________________________ (lie) on the sofa the whole afternoon yesterday. Would
you believe it?
8. We ___________________________ (cook) lunch when the bell ___________________________ (ring).
9. She ___________________________ (see) a weird-looking man while she
___________________________ (pass) by a new shopping centre.
10. While I ___________________________ (have) a bath, my husband ___________________________
(arrive) back home.
11. He ___________________________ (wait) for his wife when he ___________________________ (spot) a
stain on his jacket.
12. When we ___________________________ (get) home, we ___________________________ (discover)
that our water pipes ___________________________ (leak) water. We ___________________________
(have) to fix it immediately because the kitchen ___________________________ (be) full of
water.
13. She ___________________________ (give) a new toy to her younger sister.
14. Birds ___________________________ (sing) while we ___________________________ (cycle) last
weekend.
15. They ___________________________ (swim) in the ocean when a big shark
___________________________ (appear) close to them.