bonjour, peut-on m'aider sur cette exercice ou il faut choisir entre be-ing ou preterite simple dans les pointillé, merci d'avance :

Complete the sentences with verbs: use "preterit simple"OR “preterit en be+-ing".
Watch out for irregular verbs!

The mistake
I have a new girlfriend! And yesterday, I had a date with her, at 7, in front of the cinema. So, I
.......... (leave) home at 6 o'clock and I ........
........... (take) the bus
to go downtown. Unfortunately, the bus ........
............. (break down) on the way, so I
...(have) to go there on foot. On top of that, it ..
(rain). It was ten past seven when I finally
... (arrive). When I
(walk) into the cinema, the film ........... already.
(play). It
was so dark, I couldn't see a thing! Emily
...................
(sit) in the back row and the
seat next to hers was free so ..........
......... (sit down) and ........
(give) her a little kiss on the neck but guess what? I just ...
(get) a slap in
return. It wasn't Emily at all!​