Task 3. Choose the correct options. 1. Dan was sending/ sent me a text when I was playing tennis. 2. On holiday, we went/ were going swimming every day. 3. We were listening/ listened to loud music, but my dad told us to turn it down. 4. My mum made/ was making lunch when I got home. 5. When I was young, we were visiting/ visited my grandparents every weekend.

Dan was sending me a text when I was playing tennis.

On holiday, we went swimming every day.

We were listening to loud music, but my dad told us to turn it down.

My mum was making lunch when I got home.

When I was young, we visited my grandparents every weekend.

Explanation:

In sentences 1, 3, and 4, the past continuous tense is appropriate because the action was in progress at a specific point in the past. In sentence 2, the past simple tense is appropriate because the action happened at a specific time in the past. In sentence 5, the past simple tense is appropriate because the action happened regularly in the past.