III. The simple past or the past continuous tense? 1. I (make) the cake when the light went out. I (have) to finish it in dark. 2. I didn’t want to meet Peter, so when he entered the room, I (leave). 3. He (watch) TV when the phone rang. 4. When I arrived, she (have) lunch. 5. He (play) the guitar outside her house when someone opened the window and (throw) out a bucket of water. 6. When I (look) for my passport I (find) this old photograph. 7. You looked very busy when I (see) you last night. What you (do)? 8. When I (see) him, he (paint) a picture. 9. When I (arrive) at the station, Mary (wait) for me. She (wear) a blue dress and (look) very pretty. 10. I (find) this ring as I (dig) in the garden. 11. The burglar (open) the safe when he (hear) footsteps. 12. They (build) that bridge when I (be) here last year. They haven’t finished it yet. 13. While I (wonder) whether to buy the dress or not, someone else (come) and (buy) it. 14. What you (do) when the doorbell (ring)? - I (make) a cake. And what you (do) when you (hear) the bell? - I (go) to answer it of course. But I (open) the door there (be) nobody there. 15. Who you (talk) to when I (see) you this morning. 16. When she (come) this boy (make) the little girl (cry). 17. Yesteday evening while she (cook) , her husband with her children (watch) TV. 18. Last year my family (fly) to Hochi Minh city. There we (take) a lot of pictures and (buy) a lot of presents. 19. What you (do) between seven and eight last night? - We (have) dinner. 20. The film wasn’t very good. I (nott enjoy) it very much. 21. Linda (forget) (bring) her guitar yesterday.