Past Simple or Past Continuous. 1. The basketball player ___ (catch) the ball and ___ (throw) it to another player. 2. My dad ___ (arrive) home while I ___ (watch) an ice hockey match on TV. 3. The referee ___ (stop) the match because it ___ (snow). 4. The cyclist ___ (put on) his helmet and ___ (get on) the bike. 5. She ___ (break) her leg while she ___ (ski). 6. The Los Angeles Lakers ___ (score) 30 points in the last ten minutes, but they ___ (not win) the game. 7. It ___ (not rain), so we ___ (play) tennis in the park. 8. Maria ___ (surf) when she ___ (see) a shark near the beach.

1 caught   threw
2 arrived    was watching
3 stopped    was snowing
4 put on     got on
5 broke    was skiing
6 scored    didnt win
7 didnt rain    were playing
8 was surfing   saw