Choose Between Simple Past and Past Continuous

I watched TV last night.

I was watching TV when the phone rang.

Паттерныring — rang — rung

She cooked dinner yesterday.

She was cooking dinner when I arrived.

They played football last weekend.

They were playing football when it started to rain.

He read a book last night.

Паттерныread — read — read

He was reading a book when I called him.

Паттерныread — read — read

We visited our grandparents last month.

We were visiting our grandparents when the news broke.

Паттерныbreak — broke — broken

What were you doing when the alarm went off?

Паттерныdo — did — done^go — went — gone