Use the correct tense of the verb given - Simple Past or Past Progressive :
1. The children ______________ (TAKE) the cake when nobody ___________________ (LOOK) and ________________ (EAT) it silently.
2. First she ______________ (READ) the advertisement and then she ______________ (CALL) the company.
3. The sun ______________ (SHINE) brightly when the old man ______________ (SET) off from his cottage.
4. At eight o’clock yesterday evening the plane ______________ (FLY) from Tahiti to Los Angeles.
5. I ______________ (WAIT) for him for quite a long time but he ______________ (NOT COME).
6. Last weekend while Julie ______________ (TIDY) her bedroom, she ______________ (FIND) some of the toys she
______________ (HAVE) when she ______________ (BE) a child.
7. As she ______________ (CROSS) the street, she ______________ (SLIP) and ______________ (FALL).
8. Yesterday when I ______________ (WALK) in the park, I ______________ (LOSE) my watch.
9. The fishing boat ______________ (APPROACH) the seashore when the tornado ______________ (BEGIN).
10. I ______________ (CAN) not hear the bell because the radio ______________ (PLAY) really loudly.
11. The aeroplane ______________ (CATCH) fire just when it ______________ (TAKE) off.
12. While my mother ______________ (COOK) dinner, we ______________ (PLAY) in the garden.
13. We all ______________ (SLEEP) when some terrible noise _______________ (WAKE) us up.
14. Poor Cinderella ______________ (HAVE) to work hard while her step-sisters ______________ (HAVE) fun at the ball.
15. Professor Ward ______________ (GIVE) the lecture when the students’ riots ______________ (BEGIN).
16. When I ______________ (OPEN) the door, John ______________ (LIE) on the sofa.
17. One of my worst memories from last winter holidays was when I ______________ (RUN) out of petrol while I ______________ (DRIVE) through a snowy forest in the evening.
18. The lights ______________ (GO) out when we ______________ (DISCUSS) the plans for the following morning.
1. took , looked , ate 2. read , called 3. shone , was setting 4.was flying 5.waited , did not come 6. was tiding,found, had , was 7. was crossing , slipped , fell 8.was walikng , lost 9.was approaching, began 10.could not , played