Fill in the Blanks Past Simple - Past ProgressiveOnline version Past Simple - Past Progressive by Fernando Benitez Leal 1 Fill the gaps using the verb in brackets in the PAST PROGRESSIVE and PAST SIMPLE . I ( watch ) TV when a bird ( fly ) into the window . The Prime Minister ( relax ) on holiday while the country ( be ) in crisis . Collin ( have ) a shower when Angelina ( knock ) on the door . We ( have ) a coffee when we ( hear ) the news on the radio . The riots ( start ) when the president ( visit ) the country . Frank ( pick ) his nose when the accident ( happen ) . The earthquake ( begin ) when we ( play ) chess .