past continous and past simple

Ex.1
1. It was 4 a.m. and everyone was sleeping.
2. Alison was eating breakfast at six o'clock.
3. We were waiting for the rain to stop.
4. The sun was coming up behind the mountains.
5. I was still packing my bag at eleven o'clock.
6. My parents were checking the documents for the last time.
7. The boys were climbing a high mountain.
8. Dad was driving the car through town.