Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous tense.
1) While Mary Brown. a journalist from New York. (travel) round Europe last year, she (have) an unpleasant experience.
2) While Sam (work) in the garden, he (hurt) his hand.
3) Last night l (watch) TV when I (hear) a scream.
4) (you/speak) on the phone when I (knock) at the door?
5) I lit the fire at 6.00 and it (burn) brightly when Tom came in at 7.00
6) When I arrived the lecture had already started and the professor (write) on the overhead projector
7) I (make) a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it in the dark.
8) I didn't want to meet Paul so when he entered the room I (drive) home.
9) What you (say) about his last book? l(like) it very much.

Answer 1

was traveling,had
was working ,hurt
was watching ,heard
were you speaking ,knocked
was burning
was writing 
was making
drove
said,liked