14.2 Put the verb into the past continuous or past simple. 1 A: What were you doing... (you/do) when the phone rang (ring)?
B: I was watching (watch) television.
2 A: Was Jane busy when you went to see her?
B: Yes, she
(study).
3 A: What time
(the post / arrive) this morning?
B: It
(come) while I
(have) breakfast.
4 A: Was Tracey at work today?
B: No, she
(not/go) to work. She was ill.
5 A: How fast
(you/drive) when the police
(stop) you?
B: I'm not sure, but I
(not/drive) very fast.
6 A:
(your team / win) the football match yesterday?
B: The weather was very bad, so we
(not/play).
7 A: How
(you/break) the window?
B: We
(play) football. I
(kick) the ball
and it
(hit) the window.
8 A:
(you/see) Jenny last night?
B: Yes, she
(wear) a very nice jacket.
9 A: What
(you/do) at 2 o'clock this morning?
B: I was asleep
10 A: I
(lose) my key last night.
B: How
(you/get) into your room?
A: 1
(climb) in through a window.

Sure, I can help with these exercises, which focus on using the past continuous and past simple tenses correctly. Here are the completed sentences:

1. A: What were you doing when the phone rang?
   B: I was watching television.

2. A: Was Jane busy when you went to see her?
   B: Yes, she was studying.

3. A: What time did the post arrive this morning?
   B: It came while I was having breakfast.

4. A: Was Tracey at work today?
   B: No, she didn't go to work. She was ill.

5. A: How fast were you driving when the police stopped you?
   B: I'm not sure, but I wasn't driving very fast.

6. A: Did your team win the football match yesterday?
   B: The weather was very bad, so we didn't play.

7. A: How did you break the window?
   B: We were playing football. I kicked the ball and it hit the window.

8. A: Did you see Jenny last night?
   B: Yes, she was wearing a very nice jacket.

9. A: What were you doing at 2 o'clock this morning?
   B: I was asleep.

10. A: I lost my key last night.
    B: How did you get into your room?
    A: I climbed in through a window.

These sentences demonstrate the use of past continuous (was/were + verb-ing) to describe ongoing actions in the past and past simple (second form of the verb or did + verb) for completed actions or facts.