Correct/Incorrect
I wasn't understanding the homework.
Incorrect I didn't understand
I was having a shower when/while the phone rang.
when
It rained/ was raining when I left home.
was raining
Mary ____ sweets when her tooth _____ ( eat, break)
was eating, broke
heavily/ while/ snowing/ we/ started/ were/ it/ hockey/ playing
While we were playing hockey, it started snowing heavily.
She got up, had breakfast and went to work.
Correct
Were they sitting on the train when/while they received the text message?
when
Jill got up and had/ was having breakfast.
had
While we ____ at the bus stop, we ____ an accident.(wait/see)
were waiting, saw
When/ was/ Isabel /raining/ looked/ it/ out/that/ of/ saw/ the/ she / window
When Isabel looked out of the window, she saw that it was raining
Carla was loving your present.
Incorrect . Carla loved your present.
Where were you going when/while I saw you this morning?
when
My racket broke/ was breaking when I was playing tennis.
broke
What___you____while you____with your mum? (buy/shop)
What did you buy while you were shopping with your mum?
room / was/ the/ the/ doctor/ patient/ when/ examining/ came/the/ into/ nurse
The doctor was examining the patient when the nurse came into the room.
We was watching TV all evening.
Incorrect .We were watching....
Nick broke his arm when/while he was cycling in the park.
when/while
Where were you going/ did you go when I saw your car yesterday?
were you going
She ____ to the shops when someone _____ her handbag. ( walk/steal)
was walking, stole
Yesterday/ cinema/ I/ because/film /the /were/ didn't/ loudly/ enjoy/ people/ talking/ the/ in
I didn't enjoy the film yesterday because people were talking loudly in the cinema.
We were eating lunch while my uncle arrived.
Incorrect .We were eating lunch when my uncle arrived.
Ann was listening to radio when/while she was having her breakfast.
when/while
Did she like/ Was she liking your new shoes?
Did she like....?
While I ______ on the beach, my brother ____for a swim . (lie, go)
was lying, went
queue/ started/ a/ I / storm /in / the/ office/ was/ when/ waiting/ the/ post/at
I was waiting in a queue at the post office when the storm started.