Put the verbs in the past simple or the past continuous. 1 Kate was cooking breakfast when she heard a noise in the garden. 2 Jim was reading a newspaper when the fire started.

1 was cooking (Past Continuous), heard (Past Simple)
2 was reading (Past Continuous), started (Past Simple)
3 were watching (Past Continuous), was sleeping (Past Continuous)
4 saw (Past Simple), ran (Past Simple)