Past simple vs. past continuous 4 Circle the correct options.
1 We ate / were eating dinner when the lights
went/were going off.
2 We slept/were sleeping when the thieves
broke / were breaking into the house.
3 One thief fell / was falling over while he ran /
was running away.
4 The police found / were finding the money
while they searched / were searching the
garden.
5 One thief drove / was driving away in a car
while the police didn't look / weren't looking