Use the right past form of the verbs in brackets (Simple or Continuous).

Past Simple or Past Continuous

1. It was raining hard when we went out yesterday.
2. They were playing tennis at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
3. They were sailing in the open sea when the pirates attacked them.
4. While my parents were having dinner, I watched a film on the computer.
5. At 7 o'clock she was waiting for him where they usually met.
6. When I came in, the secretary was typing something on the computer.
7. We went out. The sun was shining brightly.