Exercise 1 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
1. My friend ____ (buy) jeans when I ____ (see) her in the shop.
2. The boys ____ (play) in the park all day yesterday.
3. She ___ (talk) on the phone at 5 p.m. yesterday.
4. The students ____ (write) a test when the bell ____ (ring).
5. The text was very difficult. He ____ (translate) this text the whole evening yesterday.
6. My brother ____ ( listen) to music when his friends ____ (come).
7. I ____ (break) my arm when I ____ (play) football.