De repente, sonó el teléfono: imperfect or preterite in Spanish

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• Complete "The sun was shining when we left" (imperfect of brillar): El sol [____] cuando salimos.
• Match each Spanish sentence to its English translation.
• Match each verb, with its subject and tense, to the right form.
• Put the words in order to say "We were watching a film when Tom arrived."
• Translate into Spanish: "I was cooking when you (tú) called."
• Translate into Spanish: "It was raining, so we stayed at home."
• Listen: what was Marta doing when her friend arrived?
• Listen and write the sentence.