Question

3. Put the verbs in the past simple or the past continuous.
1. Kate …….. (cook) breakfast when she………..(hear) a noise in the garden.
2. Jim………….. (read) a newspaper when the fire …………(start).
3. My parents………… (watch) TV while I ………… (sleep).
4. When Joe ………… (see) the lion, he ………..(run) away.​

Answer 1

1. Was cooking; heard
2. Was reading; started
3. Watched; was sleeping
4. Saw; ran