1. she ( wore/wearing) a brightred coat today 2. we (decided/were having) a drink, a waiter ( dropped/ was dropping) a pile of plates 3. we all( got/ were getting ) a terrible shock 4. while the waiter ( picked/ was picking) up the broken plates, he ( cut/was cutting) his finger 5. he ( stood/ was standing) up, ( walked/ was walking) across the room, and( closed/was closing) the window