Question

1) Complete the sentences using when or while.


a. I was taking a shower .... the phone rang.

b. The burglars broke in .... they were sleeping.

c. ..... grandma was getting off the bus, she fell down.

d. ..... I got up this morning, it was raining cats and dogs.

e. They were driving home ..... they ran of gas.


2) Complete the sentences using the past contiuous or the simple past.


a. We ..... (enter) the bakery when the thief ..... (run away)

b. When I ..... (arrive) at the bank, they ..... (close)

c. While they ..... (travel) to Curitiba, they ..... (see) a terrible accident on the road

d. She ..... (talk) on the phone when the police ..... (stop) her.

e. The traffic light ..... (turn) red while the cars ..... (come).

Answer 1

Resposta:

1)

a. I was taking a shower when the phone rang.

b. The burglars broke in while they were sleeping.

c. While grandma was getting off the bus, she fell down.

d. When I got up this morning, it was raining cats and dogs.

e. They were driving home when they ran of gas.

2)

a. We entered the bakery when the thief ran away.

b. When I arrived at the bank, they closed.

c. While they traveled to Curitiba, they saw a terrible accident on the road.

d. She talked on the phone when the police stopped her.

e. The traffic light turned red while the cars came.