Fill in the blanks with the correct verb form in brackets (Past Simple or Past Continuous).
1. While I ________ (walk) to the store, I ________ (see) an old friend.
2. She ______ (read) a book when the phone ______ (ring). 3. They ______ (play) soccer in the park yesterday. 4. While I ______ (study) for my exam, my brother ______ (listen) to music. 5. It ______ (rain) when we ______ (leave) the house. 6. I ______ (not/understand) the lesson while the teacher ______ (explain) it. 7. We ______ (have) dinner when the lights ______ (go) out. 8. Last week, she ______ (visit) her grandparents. 9. He ______ (watch) TV when I ______ (call) him. 10.They ______ (not/play) outside because it ______ (snow). 11.While she ______ (clean) the house, she ______ (find) an old photo. 12.I ______ (forget) my keys at home yesterday. 13.She ______ (not/like) the movie because it ______ (be) too long. 14.They ______ (wait) for the bus when it ______ (start) to rain. 15.I ______ (see) a shooting star while I ______ (stargaze) last night. 16.He ______ (work) on his project all night. 17.While they ______ (talk), I ______ (listen) quietly. 18.She ______ (fall) asleep while she ______ (watch) a movie. 19.We ______ (not/know) the answer when the teacher ______ (ask) us. 20.It ______ (be) a sunny day when we ______ (go) to the beach.