While, when, While, when, becausebecause

Past Simple

Mrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher

ExercisesExercises

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• Complete the sentences:(write only the sentences and the answer)

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1. I _________ my best friend while I was shopping in town.

a. was seeing

b. saw

c. see

d. sees

saw

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2. While he__________ a bath, the phone rang.

a. hadb. having

c. were having

d. was havingwas having

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3. What ______________ when the lights suddenly went out ?

a. they were doing

b. are they doing

c. were they doing

d. was they doing

were they doing

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4. Somebody _______ her wallet while she was waiting at the bus stop.

a. was stealing

b. stole

c. were stole

d. stealed

stole

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5. I ____________TV,when he came in.

a. were watching

b. wathing

c. was watching

d. watched

was watching

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6. She _______ an accident while she was driving back home.

a. was having

b. were having

c. had

d. has

had

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7. When it began to rain, the children ___________outside.

a. was playing

b. played

c. were playing

d. play

were playing

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8. Tom was flying a kite when I ________ him.

a. saw

b. was saw

c. were seeing

d. see

saw

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9. The boy fell down while he was _________ his bike.

a. rides

b. rode

c. was riding

d. ridingriding

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10. The house caught fire _________ they were watching TV.

a. while

b. but

c. because

d. when

while

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11. She was reading a story _______ they found her.

a. while

b. but

c. because

d. whenwhen

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12. He was playing basketball when the fire _________ .

a. start

b. was starting

c. started

d. starts

started

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13. I was eating olives when my tooth _____ .

a. break

b. was breaking

c. breaked

d. brokebroke

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14. While I was walking in the street, I _________ a wallet.

a. find

b. found

c. founded

d. was find

found

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15. When he saw the thief, he ____________ water in the kitchen.

a. drank

b. drink

c. was drinking

d. was drink

was drinking

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