Put the verbs into the past simple or the past continuous form.
1. He _____________ (sit) on the bank fishing, when he _____________ (see) a man’s hat floating down the river. It _____________ (seem) rather worn.
2. It _____________(rain) when we _____________ (drive) home. I _____________(remember) closing the windows, so I _____________(not worry).
3. As the goalkeeper _____________ (throw) the ball to the defender a sparrow _____________ (fly) across the pitch and it _____________ (hit) the poor bird.
4. A history lesson _____________ (go) on. I _____________ (glance) at the teacher who _____________ (draw) something on the blackboard.
5. The waiting room was full of people. Some _____________(read) others _____________ (sleep). When the doctor _____________ (arrive) I _____________ (stop) doing my crosswords.