WHILE……WHEN

After while we always use past continuous (the same as in the present continuous).

When is used with bothe tenses but we´re going to use it with the simple tense.

I WAS LISTENING TO MUSIC WHEN THE TELEPHONE RANG

WHILE I WAS STUDYING , MY SISTER CAME HOME.

Complete the sentences using past simple or continuous

1. Paul ________ (go) to Madrid last week.
2. The boys ________________ (play) football yesterday afternoon.
3. While my mum _______________ (wash) the dishes, the telephone ________
(ring)
4. While my mum _______________ (wash) the dishes, I _______________ (tidy) my
room.
5. We __________ (want) to go to Buenos Aires last week, but we _____________
(not go).
6. I _____________ (do) sport when I ________ (see) you.
7. The baby ______________ (cry) when Tom ___________ (arrive).
8. James ___________ (slip) while he _______________ (walk) down the street.
9. James _______________ (walk) down the street when he ___________ (slip).
10. I ________________ (watch) TV while he _________________ (listen) to music.

Complete the sentences using past simple or continuous

1. She _______________ [fed/was feeding/] the baby while I _______________ [was
reading/read]
the book.
2. The children _________________ [studied/were studying] for the exam while
they
________________ [were waiting/created] for the teacher.
3. When his mother ________ [came/had come] into the room, the baby
_________________
[wasn't crying/didn't cry] .
4. George and Donald _________________ [swam/were swimming/] when it
___________ [was
starting/started] to rain.
5. While the children _________________ [watched/were watching] television,
Sarah
______________ [made/was making/] dinner.
6. I ______________ [was taking/took/] a shower when the phone ________ [was
ringing/rang/] .
7. He _______________ [was waiting/waited] for the bus when his mother
___________
[arrived/was arriving] in her car.
8. James _______________ [left/was leaving] the library when he ________ [was
seeing/saw/] his
friend.