Complete the sentences with ‘Simple Past Tense' or ‘Past Continuous Tense'

1. While I …………………. I broke my leg. (ski)
2. When the teacher …………………. we were having a great fun in the class. (come)
3. My grandmother was telling us stories while it ………. (rain)
4. I heard a loud bang while I ………….. a book. (read)
5. I was talking to the police when the ambulance ……. (arrive)
6. They saw a dolphin while the girls …………… (sunbathe) on the beach.
7. When the storm ………. I was writing a letter.(begin)
8. The patient woke up while the doctors ……….. an operation (have)
9. When we …………….. a wallet an old man was looking for something (find)
10. I was having a bath in the bathroom when the phone ………………………… (ring).

Answers:

1. was skiing 2. came 3. was raining 4. was reading 5. arrived
6. were sunbathing 7. began 8. were having 9. found 10. rang