Put the verbs in in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous

I (clean) the house while he (work) in the garden

When we (find) the cat it (play) under the bed

Joan (have) a shower when the window cleaner (come)

Grandma (knit) while Grandad (smore) his pie

When i (arrive) home, Father (paint the front door

Bob and Sally (walk) when it (start) to rain

What (you/talk) about when i (come) in?

I (read) my newspapaper when they (knock) on the door

As Fiona (wash) the glass, she (cut) her finger

Mother (break) the vase while she (dust) it

I was cleaning the house while he was working in the garden. (Оба действия продолжали на протяжение некоторого времени).

When we found the cat it was playing under the bed. (Found - короткое действие, нашли. Was playing - он играл на протяжении некоторого времени).

Joan was having a shower when the window cleaner came. (Аналогично, как во втором)

Grandma was knitting while Grandad was smoking his pipe. (Скорее всего здесь опечатка и должно быть именно так.)

When i arrived home, Father was painting the front door.

Bob and Sally were walking when it started to rain.

What were you talking about when i came in?

I was reading my newspaper when they knocked on the door.

As Fiona was washing the glass, she cut her finger.

Mother broke the vase while she was dusting it

I was cleaning the house while he was working in the garden. When we found the cat it was playing under the bed. Joan was having a shower when the window cleaner came. Grandma was knitting while Grandad was smoking his pipe. When i arrived home, Father was painting the front door. Bob and Sally were walking when it started to rain. What were you talking about when i came in? I was reading my newspapaper when they knocked on the door. As Fiona was washing the glass, she cut her finger. Mother broke the vase while she was dusting it.