past simple vs past continuous

We ________ a really interesting story in school yesterday.

My computer _________ while I ___________ my web page.

While I ________ my room, I ______ an old guitar.

I didn't go out yesterday because it ________ all day.

Patrick _________ to music, so he didn't hear me.

__________ TV last night?

I _____ some French vocabulary when Nicole _______ me a message.

Mary _____ her social media page when she ______ this viral video.

Why ____________ sad yesterday?

As I __________ the cinema, I __________ that I'd left my phone behind.

Yesterday afternoon, my mom and dad ______ in the garden.