Question

1- Complete the sentences using when or while and then match the columns.

a) I hurt my hand ______________ ( ) their parents were talking.

b) Catherine was preparing dinner _______________ ( ) the lights went out.

c) Francis lost his sunglasses _______________ ( ) I was playing in the playground.

d) Judith was studying in her bedroom _____________ ( ) she cut her finger with a knife.

e) The children were playing with the toys ______________ ( ) he was running in the park.


2- Fill in the blanks with when or while.

a) The dog took the ball ____________________ Jeff and Liza were playing.

b) The cat was eating ____________________ the photographer took his picture.

c) Dad was watching TV _____________________ mom got home from work.

d) My brother called ______________________ I was making cookies.

e) My uncle was sitting in the car _______________________I saw him yesterday


3- Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses in the correct tense.

a) Melanie ________________________ (drive) her car when a horse crossed her way.

b) Did the teacher arrive while Paul _________________________ (play) cards?

c) Emma and Derek ___________________________ (kiss) when her mother arrived.

d) While Madeline ____________________________ (cry) her brother got home.

e) Benjamin was dancing with Lucy when she ___________________________ (feel) sick.


4- Unscramble the words to make sentences.

a) Lucy / her mom / her brother / called / while / was driving / .

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b) heard the scream / she / Lizzie / when / the / was / inside / movie theater / .

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c) the accident / when / mom / she / saw / was coming home / .

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d) fell down / Tyler / he / was trying / while / the roof / to fix / .

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5- Write sentences using the words given. Join them with when or while.

Use the (SP) Simple Past or (PC) Past Continuous as indicated.

Ex: Gloria study Math(PC) / her brother arrive (SP)

Gloria was studying Math when her brother arrived.

a) Marion watch (PC) TV / her mother bake(PC) a cake

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b) Ted and Derek fall (SP) / skate (PC)

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c) Denise talk (PC) to her boyfriend / lights go (SP) off

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d) David leave (PC) / it start (SP) to rain

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Answer 1

1- a) while
b) when
c) while
d) when
e) while

2- a) while
b) when
c) when
d) while
e) when

3- a) was driving
b) was playing
c) were kissing
d) was crying
e) was feeling

4- a) lucy called her brother while her mom was driving
b) lizzie heard the scream when she was inside the movie theater
c) she saw the accident when mom was coming home
d) tyler fell down while he was trying to fix the roof

5- a) marion watched tv while her mom was baking a cake
b) ted and drake fell while skating
c) denise talked to her boyfriend when the lights went off
d) david left when it started raining