PAST CONTINUOUS WITH WHEN AND WHILE
I __________ (type) my report, when the electricity ____ (go) off.
I WAS TYPING my report when the electricity WENT off.
They _______________ (drink) orange juice before breakfast, but now they don´t do it _____________.
They USED TO DRINK orange juice before breakfast, but now they don´t do it ANYMORE.
My friend gets __________ (good) grades at school than I do.
My friend gets BETTER grades at school than I do.
game / very / this / is / simple
This game is very simple
When scientists ____________ (find) new ways to make ice cream, it ______________(become) cheaper.
When scientists FOUND new ways to make ice cream, it BECAME cheaper.
He _____ (lose) his wallet while he _________ (jog) in the park.
He LOST his wallet while he WAS JOGGING in the park.
My parents _____________ (live) in Denver, but now they live in Las Vegas.
My parents USED TO LIVE in Denver, but now they live in Las Vegas.
______________(few) people have dyed hair these days
FEWER people have dyed hair these days
really / it´s / today / cold
It´s really cold today
Public transportation _______________ (change) completely when the first airlines ______________ (begin) to operate.
Public transportation CHANGED completely when the first airlines BEGAN to operate.
Joseph __________ (study) yesterday when his cat _____ (leave).
Joseph WAS STUDYING yesterday when his cat LEFT.
_______________ you ____________ (watch) horror movies when you were a kid?
DID you USE TO WATCH horror movies when you were a kid?
Laptops are much _____________ (light) than they were years ago.
Laptops are much LIGHTER than they were years ago.
complex / this / math / is / fairly / problem
This math problem is fairly complex
I _______________ (start) my company when I __________ (be) a student in college.
I STARTED my company when I WAS a student in college .
While she _________ (cook), the telephone ______ (ring).
While she WAS COOKING, the telephone RANG.
We ________________ (not/dance) salsa, but now we go to salsa clubs on Saturdays.
We DIDN´T USE TO DANCE salsa, but now we go to salsa clubs on Saturdays.
Ankle boots are ____________ popular __________ they used to be.
Ankle boots are MORE popular THAN they used to be.
Ankle boots are LESS popular THAN they used to be.
somewhat / the / is / restaurant / small
The restaurant is somewhat small
She ______________ (be) in the lab when she ___________ (get) the idea for her invention .
She WAS in the lab when she GOT the idea for her invention .
_______ (He/take) his dog for a walk when the car _______ (crash) into the shop
HE WAS TAKING his dog for a walk when the car CRASHED into the shop
Q: How ___________ you ___________ (get) to work?
A: I _________ (get) to work by bus, but now I go by car.
Q: How DID you USE TO GET to work?
A: I USED TO GET to work by bus, but now I go by car.
My hair isn´t ________ long _______ yours.
My hair isn´t AS long AS yours
were / slow / computers / pretty / twenty years ago
Computers were pretty slow twenty years ago
Hamwi _______________ (be) a waffle seller at the 1904 World’s Fair when he _____________ (invent) the ice cream cone.
Hamwi WAS a waffle seller at the 1904 World’s Fair when he INVENTED the ice cream cone.