Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1. Simon was watching the match when the TV broke down.
2. Paula — Were they playing cards at 10 o'clock yesterday?
3. Paula forgot to phone Sam on his birthday.
4. I was cleaning the house while my husband was working in the garden.
5. What were you talking about when I came in?
6. Yesterday I saw Margaret at the supermarket, but I did not speak with her.
7. At nine o'clock yesterday morning, the plane was flying to London from Paris.
8. Paul was ill last Sunday, so he missed the football match.
9. While Tom and Sally were going home, they met Jane.
10. Last night we were watching a film on TV, but it was so boring that I fell asleep.
11. They were not sleeping at four o'clock in the afternoon.
12. I was eating my lunch when the doorbell rang.
13. While Charles was closing the door, he realised that he had no keys.
14. David was exercising all evening yesterday.
15. We bought this perfume while we were staying in Paris.
16. What time did you arrive home last night?
17. Sally was riding her bicycle when she had the accident.
18. Alex got many presents on Christmas Day.
19. While Diana was swimming in the sea, Debbie was building a sandcastle, and her brothers were running.
20. Laura sang in the school choir many years ago.
21. Lucy tripped on the pavement while she was running.
22. I drank a glass of milk every day when I was a child.
23. Was it raining at seven o'clock this morning?
24. While Lucy was washing the glass, she cut her finger.

Вот подробное объяснение с ответами для каждого предложения. Для каждого глагола указано правильное время (Past Simple или Past Continuous), исходя из контекста:

1. Simon was watching the match when the TV broke down.
   → (Simon смотрел матч, когда телевизор сломался.)

2. Were they playing cards at 10 o'clock yesterday?
   → (Они играли в карты в 10 часов вчера?)

3. Paula forgot to phone Sam on his birthday.
   → (Паула забыла позвонить Сэму в его день рождения.)

4. I was cleaning the house while my husband was working in the garden.
   → (Я убирала дом, пока мой муж работал в саду.)

5. What were you talking about when I came in?
   → (О чём вы говорили, когда я вошёл?)

6. Yesterday I saw Margaret at the supermarket, but I did not speak with her.
   → (Вчера я видел Маргарет в супермаркете, но не поговорил с ней.)

7. At nine o'clock yesterday morning, the plane was flying to London from Paris.
   → (В девять утра вчера самолет летел в Лондон из Парижа.)

8. Paul was ill last Sunday, so he missed the football match.
   → (Пол был болен в прошлое воскресенье, поэтому пропустил футбольный матч.)

9. While Tom and Sally were going home, they met Jane.
   → (Когда Том и Салли шли домой, они встретили Джейн.)

10. Last night we were watching a film on TV, but it was so boring that I fell asleep.
    → (Прошлой ночью мы смотрели фильм по телевизору, но он был такой скучный, что я заснул.)

11. They were not sleeping at four o'clock in the afternoon.
    → (Они не спали в четыре часа дня.)

12. I was eating my lunch when the doorbell rang.
    → (Я обедал, когда позвонили в дверь.)

13. While Charles was closing the door, he realized that he had no keys.
    → (Когда Чарльз закрывал дверь, он понял, что у него нет ключей.)

14. David was exercising all evening yesterday.
    → (Дэвид занимался спортом весь вечер вчера.)

15. We bought this perfume while we were staying in Paris.
    → (Мы купили эти духи, когда жили в Париже.)

16. What time did you arrive home last night?
    → (Во сколько ты пришёл домой вчера вечером?)

17. Sally was riding her bicycle when she had the accident.
    → (Салли ехала на велосипеде, когда случилась авария.)

18. Alex was building a sandcastle, and his brothers were swimming in the sea.
    → (Алекс строил замок из песка, а его братья купались в море.)

19. While Lucy was washing the glass, she cut her finger.
    → (Пока Люси мыла стакан, она порезала палец.)

20. Debbie was singing in the school choir many years ago.
    → (Дебби пела в школьном хоре много лет назад.)

21. Laura tripped on the pavement while she was running.
    → (Лора споткнулась на тротуаре, когда бежала.)

22. I drank a glass of milk every day when I was a child.
    → (Я пил стакан молока каждый день, когда был ребёнком.)

23. Was it raining at seven o'clock this morning?
    → (Шёл ли дождь в семь часов утра сегодня?)

24. While Diana was swimming in the sea, her brothers were building a sandcastle.
    → (Пока Диана плавала в море, её братья строили замок из песка.)

Эти ответы учитывают разницу между Past Simple (действие завершено в прошлом) и Past Continuous (действие происходило в определённый момент в прошлом).