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 was danced

4. They – watch – a – movie – when –

they – fall – asleep

They were watching a movie when

they fell 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.
When I was 12 years old I wanted to be a soccer player and
to leave in all the magazines and television of the world, I
used to be studying in school and I used to be unbearable

At 12 years old I used to play with my friends, I used to like eating

many French fries.

I dreamed of being a lawyer and I only have little time to

finish my degree and graduate in law.