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   threw2 arrived    was watching3 stopped    was snowing4 put on     got on5 broke    was skiing6 scored    didn't win7 didn't rain    were playing8 was surfing   saw