Choose the correct form of the verb.
1. They decided / were deciding to go abroad last year.
2. I worked / was working on my project when I had / was having a brilliant idea.
3. When the guests arrived / were arriving, she still cooked / was still cooking dinner.
4. When his car broke down / was breaking down, he phoned / was phoning the garage.
5. Kate showed / was showing me her photos, and then went / was going to the kitchen for some drinks.
6. Did you hear / Were you hearing the wind? It blew / was blowing very strongly.
7. They didn’t need / weren’t needing our help yesterday.
8. I thought / was thinking he was right.
9. Someone knocked / was knocking at the door while I had / was having a shower.
10. At five o’clock this morning I had / was having a wonderful dream, but then the alarm went off / was going off.
11. I didn’t understand / wasn’t understanding what went on / was going on. Several people shouted / were shouting at me at the same time.
12. Was Val busy when you came / were coming to see her? – Yes, she helped / was helping her son with his homework.