Past Simple vs Past Continuous

1. It ________ heavily  when we crashed the car into a tree.

2. Mary found a purse while she _____ in the park yesterday.

3. She was working out  in the gym when she _____ an old friend of hers.

4. I was reading a book while my husband _______ TV.

5. I was doing the washing-up when I ______ a glass and cut my finger.

6. The accident happened while I _______ to work.

7. She got up, brushed  her teeth and ______ the hotel room.

8. Ann was serving dinner when she ______ a dish.

9. We ______ the news on channel five when the phone rang.

10. They _______ in the park at 10 pm yesterday.

11. He _______(ski) when he _____(break) his leg.

12. I ______(drive) to work when a cat _____ (run) in front of my car.

13. She ______(find) the lost earring while she _______(clean) her room.

14. The kids ______(make) a snowman in the garden when their mother _____(call) them.

15. The students_____(have) a test when the bell _____(ring).