Question

put the verbs into the past simple or past continuous: she /lie/ in bed when she /hear/ a sudden noise

Answer 1

She was lying in bed when she heard a sudden noise.

Answer 2

She lay in bed when she heard a sudden noise.

In this sentence, the verb "lie" is in the past simple tense because it refers to a single action that happened in the past. The verb "hear" is also in the past simple tense because it describes another action that occurred after the first action.