Question

Use simple past or past continuous.

A) At midnight, when you _____ (call) us, we ______. (sleep).
B) The kids _____ (play) in the park while their mother ______ (read) a book. 
C) We _____ (visit) New York when they ____ (attack) the World Trade Center.
D) Nobody _____ (work) when I ______ (arrive.) 
E) Lots of people _____ (come) to see him while he ____ (paint) the picture. 

Answer 1

A - At midnight, when you called us, we were sleeping.
B - The kids are playing in the park while their mother is reading a book.
C - We visited New York when they attacked the World Trade Center.
D -Nobody is working when I arrive.
E - Lots of people came to see him while he is painting this picture.