The document provides examples for using the past simple and continuous tenses. It contains exercises where students must complete sentences by filling in verbs in brackets and combining sentences using when and while. The exercises focus on practicing forming sentences using the past simple and continuous tenses to describe actions that occurred simultaneously or in relation to other events in the past.
The document provides examples for using the past simple and continuous tenses. It contains exercises where students must complete sentences by filling in verbs in brackets and combining sentences using when and while. The exercises focus on practicing forming sentences using the past simple and continuous tenses to describe actions that occurred simultaneously or in relation to other events in the past.
The document provides examples for using the past simple and continuous tenses. It contains exercises where students must complete sentences by filling in verbs in brackets and combining sentences using when and while. The exercises focus on practicing forming sentences using the past simple and continuous tenses to describe actions that occurred simultaneously or in relation to other events in the past.
The document provides examples for using the past simple and continuous tenses. It contains exercises where students must complete sentences by filling in verbs in brackets and combining sentences using when and while. The exercises focus on practicing forming sentences using the past simple and continuous tenses to describe actions that occurred simultaneously or in relation to other events in the past.
1. Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets
a. While I ........................(watch)TV, the lights ........................(go) out.
b. When my father ........................(come), I ........................(talk) to my friends. c. While we ........................(eat) dinner, the telephone ........................(ring). d. While she ........................(do) her homework, her mother ........................(cook). e. While my sister ........................(sleep), the telephone ........................(ring ). f. While he ........................(drive) back home, it ........................(begin) to snow. g. While Tom ........................(swim) in the sea, he ........................(see) a dolphin.
2. Convine the sentences using when and while
a. We left the house. The postman came. (when)
................................................................................................................. b. The storm began. I did my homework. (when) ................................................................................................................. c. I drove home from work. I saw a terrible traffic accident. (while) ................................................................................................................. d. We got ready. The telephone rang. (when) ................................................................................................................. e. I took a shower. It began to rain. While...................................................................................................... f. The teacher came in. The students shouted. When...................................................................................................... g. I played basketball. I broke my arm. While......................................................................................................
1. Rewrite the sentences using WHEN or WHILE
I was washing my hair. My brother entered the bathroom.
................................................................................................................. Tim was feeding his cat. He saw a big dog. ................................................................................................................. They were watching TV. The bell rang. ................................................................................................................. Mike was having dinner. Lucy was putting the children to bed. .................................................................................................................