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3 Grammar

Past Simple – Past Progressive / Time Clauses (when, while)

• Ted was sitting in the park when it started raining.
• While we were walking on the beach, we heard a strange noise.
• While Mum was cooking, she was talking on the phone.
Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets.

1. While Kate (read) a book, 3. Fred (skateboard) when
Greg (do) a jigsaw puzzle. he (fall) and
2. I (walk) in the park when I (break) his arm.
(see) a cat in a tree. 4. While my sister and I
(watch) TV, my cousin (call).
4 Speak & Write
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A. Talk in pairs. Below are the first and last paragraphs of a story. Look at the pictures and use
the prompts to tell the main part of the story.
Last weekend, Julie and her family went camping.
The weather was great, and Julie was very excited.
1 2

• While / they / have / lunch / they / hear /
loud noise
• When / they / arrive / at / forest / they /
put up / tent • Suddenly / they / see / big brown bear
• Then / they / decide / to make / lunch • They / be / shocked and scared / so / they /
run / to their car
3 4

• After a while / the family / get out of / car /
but / there / be / no / food
• The family / sit / in / car / while / the bear /
eat / their food • They / be / scared and hungry / so / they /
decide / to leave
• When / bear / inish / all the food / it / leave
• They / not want / see / bear / again

Fortunately, there was a restaurant near the forest, so they had lunch there.
Julie was sad to go home, but she was happy they were safe.

B. Write the main part of the story. Use the prompts given. Don’t forget to make any
necessary changes.
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