Past Simple or Past continuous

 In the following sentences change the verbs into their corresponding past tenses.

1.    John visits his parents every week.
2.    The wind blows furiously.
3.    The boy is eating around the table.
4.    She looks beautiful.
5.    She sings very well indeed.
6.    The woman sees the man. 
7.    He doesn't like his teacher.
8.    He is upset. 
9.    A portrait of Abraham Lincoln hangs on the wall.
10.    He is wearing a blue t-shirt and black trousers.
11.    The boy runs down the street at top speed.
12.    The books are on the floor.
13.    She puts her books on the table.
14.    They say good bye.
15.    The man tells a lie in order to escape punishment.
16.    I like how the writer writes.

17.    The kite flies into the air.
18.    They are best friends. 
19.    In a flash, she runs up the stairs.
20.    I know him from my school.