Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous tense. 1) frank (to play) a computer game when his father (to return) home yesterday. 2) helen (to give the money to the shop assistant (to take) a tube of toothpaste and (to leave) the shop. 3) we (to decorate) the room while steve (to hang) posters on the walls. 4) mike (to run) downstairs when suddenly he (to fall) down and (to hurt) his knee. 5) the teacher (to write) something on the blackboard while the pu pils (to read) the text.
2)Gave, took, left
3)Were decorating, was hanging
4)Was running, fell, hurt
5)Was writing, were reading