Question

*use the past simple and the past continuous to make sentences from the words in brackets:

(The police/arrive/I/ have/breakfast.
The police arrived while I was having

1.(the storm/start/while/they/drive/home)
………………………………………….


2.(I/see/an accident/while/I/wait/for the bus)
…………………………………………

3.(mary/go/to several concerts/while/she/stay/in london)
……………………………………………

4.(my father/cook/dinner/when/the police/arrive)
…………………………………………

5.(the soldiers/prepare/to leave/when/the bomb/explode)
……………………………………………

Answer 1

1. The storm started while they were driving home.
2. I saw an accident while I was waiting for the bus.
3. Mary goes to several concerts while she stays in London
4. My father was cooking dinner when the police arrived.
5. The soldiers were preparing to leave when the bomb exploded.

❤Si te das cuenta cuando se utiliza el While, el pasado simple va primero y el -ing form va después, caso contrario con el When.

Answer 2

The storm started while they were driving home.I saw an accident while I was waiting for the bus.
 Mary goes to several concerts while she stays in London
My father was cooking dinner when the police arrived.
 The soldiers were preparing to leave when the bomb exploded.