Complete the teenager's text message explaining why they didn't answer the phone by dragging the correct verb forms into the gaps.

"Sorry Mom! I was sleeping on the couch when the phone rang."

"Sorry Mom! I was sleeping on the couch when the phone rang."

Was sleeping (Past Continuous) shows the ongoing action that was in progress.

Rang (Past Simple) is the sudden, short action that happened in the middle of the nap. Note that "ringed" is not a word; the past simple of "ring" is "rang."