Simple past tense vs. past continuous
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a: how ) the window?
b: ) football and the ) the
window accidentally.
a: ) john at the party last night?
b: oh yes! ) with jane when )
him
a: what ) at midnight last night?
b: )
a: i wonder how ) his left arm yesterday.
b: he ) the walls of his bedroom when he
) off the ladder.
a: ) an accident last week?
b: because ) very fast and (loose) control
of her car and eventually (hit) a big tree.
a: ) ) my call an hour ago?
b: because ) a bath.
a: ) when you ) him?
b: he ) for his english exam.​

Смысл в том, что тебе сначала надо понять, действие произошло БЫСТРО (например: ты бросил кирпич в окно) либо оно происходило в течение какого-то времени (например: я готовился к экзамену вчера).
A: how did you break the window? (Past simple, то есть действие произошло быстро. Он разбил окно)
B: I was playing football (он играл в футбол в течение продолжительного времени, поэтому пишем Past continuous) and the ball hit... A: did you see B: Was dancing...when I saw...A:was you doing...B: i was asleep...A:broke...B:was painting...felt...A: why did she have...B:was driving...lost...hit...A:why didn’t you answer (на счёт этого не уверена) B: i was having...A:what did terry do when you saw B: he was studying