Soal past continuous 1

Underline the correct helping verbs.
1. While you (was/were) sleeping, I (was/were) watching TV.
2. The students (was/were) talking when the teacher came.
3. What (was/were) you doing when the fire began?
4. A thief broke in our house while we (was/were) sleeping.
5. Mr. Turner (was/were) having lunch when a jet crushed his house.
6. (Was/were) the weather fine yesterday?
7. The girl (was/were) not happy with her score.
8. The boys (was/were) designing the robot when the light went out.
9. While the men (was/were) fixing the roofs, the women were cooking dinner.
10. It (was/were) raining heavily when I got up.

Put the verbs into the correct past continuous or past simple tense.
1. I ..(walk) across the park when a man stopped me.
2. We were playing hide and seek when the light ...(go) out.
3. The children were playing in the garden while the parents ...(have) discussion in the living room.
4. While we were having lunch, the postman ... (come)
5. What ...you...(do) when thee earthquake happened?
6. We...(enjoy) the dance when the  reporter arrived.
7. I ...(write) my journal when someone knocked on my door.
8. The girls were planting trees while the boys ...(water) them.
9. The librarian ...(help) the children at the moment.
10. The mountain climbers were climbing the mountain when the landslide ...(happen).