5 ** Put the verbs in brackets into the past
simple or the past continuous. Then
underline the correct word in bold.
1 I was sleeping (sleep) when/while a loud
a
rumble of thunder
(wake) me up
2 When/As Ann .......
.... (walk)
home from school, she
(slip) on a patch of ice.
3 Mark and John .....
..... (play)
basketball while/when it
(start) to rain.
4 Emma
(look) at dresses
when/while Maggie
(try on) a pair of boots.
5 When/while Diane
(put on)
her shoes, the strap
(break).
..
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Answers & Comments
1) I was sleeping when a loud rumble of thunder woke me up.
2) When Ann was walking home from school, she slipped on a patch of ice.
3) Mark and John were playing basketball when it started to rain.
4) Emma was looking at dresses while Maggie was trying on a pair of boots
5) While Diane was putting on her shoes, the strap broke