When or While
___ I was having dinner, she called.
WHILE I was having dinner, she called.
What you (eat) for dinner last night?
What DID you EAT for dinner last night?
She (have) dinner when the lights (go) out.
She WAS HAVING dinner when the lights WENT out.
He was playing football ___ he broke his leg.
He was playing football WHEN he broke his leg.
He (start) to play tennis when he was 15, and (win) his first championship in 1985.
He STARTED to play tennis when he was 15, and WON his first championship in 1985.
While he (not / see), I (take) his diary.
While he DIDN'T SEE, I TOOK his diary.
He fell and broke all the plate ___ he was carrying them.
He fell and broke all the plate WHILE he was carrying them.
I (play) football when I broke my leg.
I WAS PLAYING football when I broke my leg.
It was 6:30pm, my mom (make) dinner in the kitchen, my dad (watch) TV in the living room.
It was 6:30pm, my mom WAS MAKING dinner in the kitchen, my dad WAS MAKING TV in the living room.
They weren't doing their homework, they were playing video games ___ their mom walked into the room.
They weren't doing their homework, they were playing video games WHEN their mom walked into the room.
It (be) a lovely day. The sun (shine) and the birds (sing).
It WAS a lovely day. The sun WAS SHINING and the birds WERE SINGING.
While she (think) of him, he (say) "Hi".
While she WAS THINKING of him, he SAID "Hi".
___ she was making dinner, the light went out.
WHILE she was making dinner, the light went out.
He (get) off the train and (walk) out the platform. It was 6:30, some people (hurry) home while others (run) to catch the bus.
He GOT off the train and WALKED out the platform. It was 6:30, some people WERE HURRYING home while others WERE RUNNING to catch the bus.
Sorry I (not / catch) what you (say), I (listen) to music on my phone.
Sorry I DIDN'T CATCH what you WERE SAYING/SAID because I WAS LISTENING to music on my phone.