Past simple or past continuous 1. while i (listened/was listening) to the radio, the telephone (rang/was ringing). 2. he (broke/was breaking) his leg when he (skied/was skiing) in the alps. 3. they (listened/were listening) to the orchestra when the pianist (became/was becoming) ill. 4. ann (played/was playing) the piano while tom (painted/was painting) а picture. 5. we (saw/were seeing) an accident while we (waited/ were waiting) for the bus. 6. she (worked/was working) quietly at her desk when suddenly the door (opened/was opening). 7. what you ( at 6 o’clock on sunday. 8. she (meet) while she (work) in france? 9. my mom (work) the garden when i (come) home? . 10. ‘how fast you (drive) when the police ( you?