Activities occurring in the past

Activities occurring in the past

Exercise 1 While and when

Completa los enunciados utilizando while y when. En algunos enunciados ambas formas pueden ser correctas, sin embargo no en todas. Puedes buscar las palabras que desconozcas en tu diccionario.

1. While he was talking on the phone, I was watching TV.

2. while I was sleeping, I had a wonderful dream.

3. I was listening to the radio when suddenly I heard a loud noise.

4. My computer broke down when I finished my homework.

5. My brother was washing the car while I cleaned the kitchen.

6. We were watching a movie when the screen went blank.

7. Please do not disturb me while/when I'm doing my homework.

8. You should not carry anything heavy when you are pregnant.

9. When we were on vacation we met many new friends.

10. I was talking on the phone when I ran out of battery.

Exercise 2 Composition

Imagine you are writing a page for your personal diary. Write a brief text in English to explain two activities that you performed simultaneously, last week, last year or even yesterday. Remember to include the past continuous tense in your narration. Write at least 100 words.

Last year before of Christmas my family and I decided to do an interchange gave us gifts made with things recycled by us same. When I was doing the recycled gift, I listened to music to relax me. A week before I finish the gift, while that they began at make gifts of things recycled. The Christmas Eve day at 9:00 pm All of my house we met for dinner and celebrate this day. Afterward began the interchange of gifts made with things recycled. While regaling gave me a lamp shaped flower made of plastic bottles and color blue that I really liked, I gave him her a wallet gift for my sister Monica .

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