Present simple vs Past continuos

Last night when the thieves... into my house I was sleeping (to break)

My uncle...all his fortune playing in casinos (to lose)

Last summer we........to the south of Spain for our holidays (to go)

The police arrested the murderer when he....an old woman (to attack)

Yesterday night it was raining when we...the Theatre (to leave)

Yesterday it rained all day and the river almost...its banks (to burst)

My girlfriend didn't come with us to the cinema because she......

My parents...in the Cathedral of Seville 40 years ago (to get married)

This morning while my friends played football I......my homework (to do)

Last night when I left the party two gangs of hooligans.....

The Socialist Party...the last elections and is now in power (to win)

Susan.......Law in the university of Madrid (to study)

My neighbour...,,,,,,,,,,,,,a heart attack last year and still hasn't fully recovered (to have)

When the teacher entered the classroom the students.....very loudly (to speak)

Last Saturday when my brother arrived, I...TV (to watch)

The other day when I....tennis I hurt my leg (to play)

They...the new bridge in time for the Olympic Games (to finish)

Last Friday my father

That terrible accident....yesterday evening (to happen)

Yesterday when you came home I...the dog (to walk)

The mother went to calm her little baby because she,,,,,,,

He.. late at the station and missed his train (to arrive)

The plane....into the mountains due to the weather conditions (to crash)

Philip....at home in very strange circumstances (to die)