Past Simple v Past Continuous

I  ............. (eat) my breakfast when I saw the strange alien.

What were they watching when you .............. (surprise) them?

My sister ....................... (have) dinner when I arrived.

When I ................ (see) John he .................... (play) football with his friends.

My sister was washing her hair when her boyfriend ............... (knock).

They .................. (watch) when I showed them, they didn't see it.

We were watching Doctor Who when the TV ..................... (explode).

I ............. (drive) to Tarragona when the accident happened.

When Antena 3 ................. (contact) me I was working in a shop.

...................... (John/listen) when you explained the rules?

Did you see John when you ............... (wait) for your bus?

................... (she/see) you when you were working in the shop?

They were playing Monopoly when the gas bottle .............. (explode).

What ............ (you/do) when the Mossos arrested you?

We ................ (paint) the kitchen and then suddenly the football broke the window.

She ............... (wait) for her train when she ............ (see) her boyfriend with Anna.

When John ...................... (phone) me I was sitting on the sofa watching TV.

When I .............. (hear) the news I was at school.

Last night when you sent me a text I .......................... (sleep).

We ............ (do) our homework when the Police ............... (arrive).