Learning activity 3

Evidence: What was happening when it happened?

Part A

The images below show a series of events. Write sentences in past continuous or
past simple.

Example:

I – iron – a – shirt / I – burn – it

Answer: I was ironing a shirt when I

burned it.

1. He – paint – the – wall / when – the

– baby – spill – the – can- of – paint

He was painting the wall, when the

baby spilled the can of paint.

2. I – water – the plants / when

–a – frog – leap – out – onto – my –
feet

I was watering the plants when a

frog leaped out onto my feet
 3. I – sweep – while – I – dance

I was sweeping while I danced

4. They – watch – a – movie – when –

they – fall – asleep

They were watching a movie when

they fallen asleep

5. She – write – while – she – talk – on

– the – phone

She was writing while she talked on

the phone

Fuente de imágenes: SENA

Part B

Think about when you were 12 years old. Write three paragraphs about the things
that you used to do, you used to like or used to hate and explain why. You have
some ideas in the box.

I used to be a rebel.
I used to be lazy.
I used to work hard.
 I used to like all the teachers.
I used to play a lot of video games.
I used to wear a uniform.
I used to hate vegetables.
I used to have longer hair.
I used to play football.
I used to wear glasses.

When I was 12 years old, I used to hate vegetables, because my mom cooked
it frequently and to me was horrible.
When I was 12 years old, I used to like ride on my bike, because I used to feel
like someone powerful and fast.
When I was 12 years old, I used to play basketball and I really liked it, I used to
go to practice with my friends at 5:00 o'clock.