C. Fill in the blanks with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets. 2. Jim ______ (not pay) attention when he ______ (drive) his car into a tree.

The correct answer is **was not paying / wasn't paying**, **drove**.

**Explanation:** Jim's action of not paying attention was in progress while the other action occurred, hence we use past continuous for the first blank and past simple for the second action.