Past Simple or Progressive — Exercise 1

Complete the sentences with the past simple or progressive.
1. When I was walking to school, I saw John. (walk/see)
2. When I was helping in the kitchen, Mary came. (help/come)
3. While she was cooking the soup, the children . (cook/play)
4. While they  cards, the baby . (play/sleep)
5. When I was working in the garden, my uncle called. (work/call)
6. Carol  TV while Bob and Peter were playing football. (watch/play)
7. When she was washing her hair, the baby began to cry. (wash/begin)
8. A strong wind  when the plane . (blow/land)
9. When she Was playing tennis, it began to rain. (play/began)
10. When I Was watching TV, the lights  out. (watch/go)
11. While he Was playing the piano, she  to him. (play/listen)
12. While she Was tidying up her room, he  his car. (tidy/wash)
13. The boys  in the garden while she was watering the flowers. (help/water)
14. He Met Mary when he was walking through the park. (meet/walk)
15. We  computer games while she was reading a book. (play/read)