Past Continuous
I (read) ...................... a book at 3 pm yesterday.
I was reading a book at 3 pm yesterday.
Victor (break) .................... his leg last weekend.
Victor broke his leg last weekend.
Richard ________ (teach) at the University when he _____ (meet) his wife.
Richard was teaching at the University when he met his wife.
I listened / was listening to the radio when I heard / was hearing this fantastic song.
I was listening to the radio when I heard this fantastic song.
______ my father was reading a book, my mother was looking at the family album.
While
He (not play) .............................. computer games all night.
He wasn't playing computer games all night.
Sara (buy).................... a new phone yesterday.
Sara bought a new phone yesterday.
My brother ________ (buy) a lot of books while he _________ (work) in the library.
My brother bought a lot of books while we was working in the Library.
Ron found / was finding a really interesting website about dance music while he surfed / was surfing the internet.
Ron found a really interesting website about dance music while he was surfing the internet.
______ the train left , Thomas was rushing
to the station.
when
The kids (jump) ..................................
The kids were jumping.
They (play) .................... football last weekend.
They played football last weekend.
Somebody _______(knock) on the door while I ________ (read) the newspaper.
Somebody knocked on the door while I was reading the newspaper.
I looked / was looking for a file on my memory stick when I noticed / was noticing there was a virus.
I was looking for a file on my memory stick when I noticed there was a virus.
1:______ Mathew was going to the library , he saw a car accident on Mapple Street.
2:The baby boy started crying , ______ his mother was combing her hair.
while
while
(you, drive) ......................... a car at 5 pm last night?
Were you driving a car at 5 pm last night?
Peter (not go) ....................... to school yesterday.
Peter didn't go to school yesterday.
I ______ (listen) to music when a postman knocked on the door.
I was listening to music when a postman knocked on the door.
Create one sentence using While
Correct!
Mr.Thompson ______________ (drive) very fast when he hit a tree.
Susan ______________ (see) the burglar while he was rushing into his car.
Mr. Thompson was driving very fast when he hit a tree.
Susan saw the burglar while he was rushing into his car.
What (you, do) ............................ at 1 pm last Friday?
What were you doing at 1 pm last Friday?
They (not stay) ..................... at home last weekend.
They didn't stay at home last weekend.
How many pictures ________ (take/you) while you were travelling around Ireland?
How many pictures did you take while you were travelling around Ireland?
Why did you call/were you calling Philip while I tried/was trying to tell you something really important?
Why did you call Phillip while I was trying to tell you something really important?
with what tense we use when and while?
give one example for each
while: past Continuous
when: simple past