Past simple or past continuous. 1.while i (go) to work this morning. i (meet) an old friend. 2.i (not want) to get up this morning. it (rain) and it was cold, and my bed was so warm. 3.i (listen) to the news on the radio when thr phone (ring). 4.but when i (pick) up the phone, there was no one there. 5.i (say) hello to the children, but they didn't say anything because they (watch) television.