Exercise 2: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: past simple or past continuous.

1. When I _________ to school, I _________ John. (walk/see)

2. When I _________ in the kitchen, Mary _________. (help/come)

3. While she _________ the soup, the children _________. (cook/play)

4. While they _________ cards, the baby _________. (play/sleep)

5. When I _________ in the garden, my uncle _________. (work/call)

6. Carol _________ TV while Bob and Peter _________ football. (watch/play)

7. When she _________ her hair, the baby _________ to cry. (wash/begin)

8. A strong wind _________ when the plane _________. (blow/land)

9. When she _________ tennis, it _________ to rain. (play/began)

10. When I _________ TV, the lights _________ out. (watch/go)

11. While he _________ the piano, she _________ to him. (play/listen)

12. While she _________ up her room, he _________ his car. (tidy/wash)

13. The boys _________ in the garden while she _________ the flowers. (help/water)

14. He _________ Mary when he _________ through the park. (meet/walk)

15. We _________ computer games while she _________ a book. (play/read)