Exercise 208, complete the sentences using Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1. The girl was cooking dinner when the lights went out. She burned herself. 2. The boy hurt himself while he was skating. 3. When the woman entered the room, the children were feeding the goldfish. 4. When I was visiting my friends in Denmark, I bought two presents for my family. 5. When it started to rain, we were bathing in the river. 6. Yesterday at one o’clock I was having lunch at the canteen. 7. When he came in, I was doing my exercises. 8. What were you doing at eight o’clock yesterday? 9. At this time yesterday I was going home. 10. You were sleeping when I went out. 11. He was reading on the sofa when I came in and sat down beside him. 12. I was walking along the street with my friend when a tram passed. 13. She was looking out of the window when I saw her. 14. We were answering the teacher’s questions when the headmistress entered the classroom. 15. They were drinking tea when I came home. 16. He was walking along the river when a boat passed.