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Past Simple

Mrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher

While:While:We use We use whilewhile to describe to describe two simultaneous actions two simultaneous actions

II was having dinner was having dinner whilewhile my my mother was talking on the phone.mother was talking on the phone.

Example:Example:

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Because :Because :We use We use because because to tal about the to tal about the reason or cause that something reason or cause that something happens.happens.

II wasn´t playing wasn´t playing becausebecause I was I was having dinner.having dinner.

Example:Example:

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When:When:We use We use whenwhen to describe a short to describe a short action commonly in past simple, action commonly in past simple, which interrupts another action which interrupts another action in past continuous.in past continuous.

II was having dinner was having dinner whenwhen the the phone rang.phone rang.

Example:Example:

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ExercisesExercises

I.E.P «Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»UNIT – 5 English – 3rd While, when, because

• Complete the sentences:(write only the sentences and the answer)

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1. I _________ my best friend while I was shopping in town.

a. was seeing

b. saw

c. see

d. sees

saw

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2. While he__________ a bath, the phone rang.

a. hadb. having

c. were having

d. was havingwas having

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3. What ______________ when the lights suddenly went out ?

a. they were doing

b. are they doing

c. were they doing

d. was they doing

were they doing

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4. Somebody _______ her wallet while she was waiting at the bus stop.

a. was stealing

b. stole

c. were stole

d. stealed

stole

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5. I ____________TV,when he came in.

a. were watching

b. wathing

c. was watching

d. watched

was watching

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6. She _______ an accident while she was driving back home.

a. was having

b. were having

c. had

d. has

had

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7. When it began to rain, the children ___________outside.

a. was playing

b. played

c. were playing

d. play

were playing

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8. Tom was flying a kite when I ________ him.

a. saw

b. was saw

c. were seeing

d. see

saw

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9. The boy fell down while he was _________ his bike.

a. rides

b. rode

c. was riding

d. ridingriding

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10. The house caught fire _________ they were watching TV.

a. while

b. but

c. because

d. when

while

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11. She was reading a story _______ they found her.

a. while

b. but

c. because

d. whenwhen

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12. He was playing basketball when the fire _________ .

a. start

b. was starting

c. started

d. starts

started

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13. I was eating olives when my tooth _____ .

a. break

b. was breaking

c. breaked

d. brokebroke

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14. While I was walking in the street, I _________ a wallet.

a. find

b. found

c. founded

d. was find

found

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15. When he saw the thief, he ____________ water in the kitchen.

a. drank

b. drink

c. was drinking

d. was drink

was drinking

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1. I _________ my best friend while I was shopping in town.

a. was seeing

b. saw

c. see

d. sees

saw

I.E.P «Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»UNIT – 5 English – 3rd While, when, because

2. While he__________ a bath, the phone rang.

a. had

b. having

c. were having

d. was havingwas having

I.E.P «Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»UNIT – 5 English – 3rd While, when, because

3. What ______________ when the lights suddenly went out ?

a. they were doing

b. are they doing

c. were they doing

d. was they doing

were they doing

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4. Somebody _______ her wallet while she was waiting at the bus stop.

a. was stealing

b. stole

c. were stole

d. stealed

stole

I.E.P «Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»UNIT – 5 English – 3rd While, when, because

5. I ____________TV,when he came in.

a. were watching

b. wathing

c. was watching

d. watched

was watching

I.E.P «Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»UNIT – 5 English – 3rd While, when, because

6. She _______ an accident while she was driving back home.

a. was having

b. were having

c. had

d. has

had

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7. When it began to rain, the children ___________outside.

a. was playing

b. played

c. were playing

d. play

were playing

I.E.P «Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»UNIT – 5 English – 3rd While, when, because

8. Tom was flying a kite when I ________ him.

a. saw

b. was saw

c. were seeing

d. see

saw

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9. The boy fell down while he was _________ his bike.

a. rides

b. rode

c. was riding

d. ridingriding

I.E.P «Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»UNIT – 5 English – 3rd While, when, because

10. The house caught fire _________ they were watching TV.

a. while

b. but

c. because

d. when

while

I.E.P «Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»UNIT – 5 English – 3rd While, when, because

11. She was reading a story _______ they found her.

a. while

b. but

c. because

d. whenwhen

I.E.P «Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»UNIT – 5 English – 3rd While, when, because

12. He was playing basketball when the fire _________ .

a. start

b. was starting

c. started

d. starts

started

I.E.P «Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»UNIT – 5 English – 3rd While, when, because

13. I was eating olives when my tooth _____ .

a. break

b. was breaking

c. breaked

d. brokebroke

I.E.P «Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»UNIT – 5 English – 3rd While, when, because

14. While I was walking in the street, I _________ a wallet.

a. find

b. found

c. founded

d. was find

found

I.E.P «Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»UNIT – 5 English – 3rd While, when, because

15. When he saw the thief, he ____________ water in the kitchen.

a. drank

b. drink

c. was drinking

d. was drink

was drinking

I.E.P «Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»UNIT – 5 English – 3rd While, when, because