Put the words in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

1. Were you watching the film when the phone rang? 2. John saw a bright light as he was walking down the street. 3. The baby was not sleeping when Grandpa arrived. 4. While he was traveling on the bus to work, he remembered that it was his wife's birthday. 5. Were the children studying while their nanny was preparing dinner? 6. While you were out, the postman came and delivered these letters.