2nd week

I. Match the sentences halves.

1. While I was taking a shower,
2. Mary fell asleep
3. While we were walking to school,
4. He was mugging an old lady
5. While I was changing money,
6. When I saw the boys
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

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when the police officer saw him.

a robber ran into the bank.
we saw an accident.
while she was reading.
they were vandalizing a phone box.
the doorbell rang.

II. Complete the the sentences with your own ideas. Use the past progressive or the simple
past.
1. I was doing my homework when ______________________.
2. While my best friend was walking to school, ____________________.
3. ______________________ when my mom opened the door.
4. While our cat was sleeping on the sofa, ______________________.
5. ______________________ when the teacher called my name.
6. ______________________ while two men were robbing the bank.
7. I was having breakfast when ______________________.
8. While my dad was fixing the car, ______________________.

III. Complete the text. Use the past progressive or the past simple of the verbs in the box.

call

pay

put

run

see

steal wait

Yesterday, I was in a store and I was waiting to pay. There was a woman and two
men in front of me. While the woman (1) _________________ one of the men (2)
_________________ his hand into her pocket (3) _________________ her cell
phone. The salesclerk (4) _________________ him and shouted. While she (5)
_________________ the police, the man (6) _________________ away.