Past simple or past progressive 7
1. when i to school l _john. (walk/see)
2. when i in the kitchen mary .help/come)
3. while she the soup the children . (cook/play)
4. while they cards the baby (play/sleep)
5. when i in the garden my uncle . (work/call)
6. carol tv while bob and peter football. (watch/pla
7. when she her hair the baby to cry. (wash/begin)
8. a strong wind_ when the plane (blow/land)
9. when she tennis it_ to rain. (play/began)
10. when i _tv the lights_out. (watch/go)
11. while he the piano she_to him. (play/listen)
12. while she_up her room he his car. (tidy/wash)
13. the boys in the garden while she the flowers
(help/water)
14. he_mary when he through the park. (meetwal
15. we computer games while she__ a book. (play/rea​

1. When I went to school, I saw John. (Past simple)
Explanation: The action of seeing John happened at a specific time in the past (when I went to school).

2. When I was in the kitchen, Mary came to help. (Past progressive)
Explanation: The action of Mary coming to help was in progress or happening at the same time as me being in the kitchen.

3. While she was cooking the soup, the children were playing. (Past progressive)
Explanation: The action of cooking the soup and the action of playing were happening at the same time in the past.

4. While they were playing cards, the baby was sleeping. (Past progressive)
Explanation: The action of playing cards and the action of the baby sleeping were happening at the same time in the past.

5. When I was in the garden, my uncle called. (Past simple)
Explanation: The action of my uncle calling happened at a specific time in the past (when I was in the garden).

6. Carol was watching TV while Bob and Peter were playing football. (Past progressive)
Explanation: The action of watching TV and the action of playing football were happening at the same time in the past.

7. When she was washing her hair, the baby began to cry. (Past progressive)
Explanation: The action of washing her hair and the action of the baby crying were happening at the same time in the past.

8. A strong wind blew when the plane landed. (Past simple)
Explanation: The action of the wind blowing and the action of the plane landing happened at the same time in the past.

9. When she was playing tennis, it began to rain. (Past progressive)
Explanation: The action of playing tennis and the action of rain starting were happening at the same time in the past.

10. When I was watching TV, the lights went out. (Past simple)
Explanation: The action of the lights going out happened at a specific time in the past (when I was watching TV).

11. While he was playing the piano, she was listening to him. (Past progressive)
Explanation: The action of playing the piano and the action of listening to him were happening at the same time in the past.

12. While she was tidying up her room, he was washing his car. (Past progressive)
Explanation: The action of tidying up her room and the action of washing his car were happening at the same time in the past.

13. The boys were helping in the garden while she was watering the flowers. (Past progressive)
Explanation: The action of helping in the garden and the action of watering the flowers were happening at the same time in the past.

14. He met Mary when he walked through the park. (Past simple)
Explanation: The action of meeting Mary happened at a specific time in the past (when he walked through the park).

15. We were playing computer games while she was reading a book. (Past progressive)
Explanation: The action of playing computer games and the action of reading a book were happening at the same time in the past.