==)) past simple or 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) a 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) and her daughter (ran/was running) in. 7. while she (prepared/ was preparing) lunch, she (cut/was cutting) herself. 8. we (met/were meeting) when we (lived/were living) in italy. 9. which countries (did they visit/were they visiting) when they (travelled/were travelling) round the world? 10. (did you work/were you working) in the garden when 1 (came/was coming) to the house? 11. a strange man (walked/was walking) into the room. he (wore/was wearing) red trousers and a pink shirt. 12. (didn't you meet/weren't you meeting) your wife while you (worked/were working) in france? 13.i (saw/was seeing) you in the park yesterday. you (sat/were sitting) on a bench. 14. they (lived/were living) in canada when they (met/were meeting) each other. 15. while i (listened/was listening) to music, my brother (did/was doing) his homework. 16. what (did you write/were you writing) when your computer (crashed/was crashing)? 17. as he (passed/was passing) the bank, a man in a mask (knocked/was knocking) him onto the ground. 18. why (didn't they visit/weren't they visiting) me while they (stayed/were staying) in london? 19. jack (drove/was driving) home from work when he (saw/was seeing) the accident. 20. tom (arrived/was arriving) while the children (had/were having) their bath.