Unit 5 Grammar Worksheet 2

Name

When and While

1 Complete the sentences with when or while.

0. I was watching TV when the phone rang.
1.My mom was walking the dog while talking on her cell phone.
2. I was reading when Kevin shouted the answer to the question.
3. My sister was cleaning her room while I was studying.
4. Dan was working when the lights went out.
5. We were practicing for our concert when the pizza arrived.

2 Combine the sentences using when. Use past simple and past continuous.
0. I lived in Mexico from 2014 to 2016. I met my husband in 2015.
I was living in Mexico when I met my husband.
1.Brian watched a movie in the theater. His cell phone rang.
Brian was watching in the theater WHEN his phone ring.
2. Sally rode in a cab from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The storm started at 10:30 a.m.
Sally was ridding in a cab from WHEN the storm started.
3. Joaquin worked all afternoon. The fire alarm went off at 2:30 p.m.
Joaquin was working WHEN the fire alarm went off.
4. I rode on the bus. Someone on the bus stole my wallet.
I was rodding WHEN someone on the buss my wallet.

3 Look and answer the questions.

0 0. Were they watching a movie when her 1

phone rang?
Yes, they were.
1. Was she studying when it started
raining?
No, she wasn´t

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2. Were they playing on the beach when
they found a seashell?
Yes, they were
3. Was she texting while she was driving?
Yes, she was

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