Learning activity 3

Evidence: What was happening when it happened?

Part A

The images below show a series of events. Write sentences in past continuous or
past simple.

Example:

I – iron – a – shirt / I – burn – it

Answer: I was ironing a shirt when I

burned it.

1. He – paint – the – wall / when – the –

baby – spill – the – can- of – paint

He was painting the wall when the

baby spiled the can of paint

2. I – water – the plants / when –a

– frog – leap – out – onto – my – feet

I was watering the plants when a frog

leaped out onto my feet
 3. I – sweep – while – I – dance

I was sweeping while I danced

4. They – watch – a – movie – when –

they – fall – asleep

They was watching a movie when they

falling asleep

5. She – write – while – she – talk – on –

the – phone

She was writing while she talked on the

phone

Fuente de imágenes: SENA

Part B

Think about when you were 12 years old. Write three paragraphs about the things
that you used to do, you used to like or used to hate and explain why. You have
some ideas in the box.
 I used to be a rebel.
I used to be lazy.
I used to work hard.
I used to like all the teachers.
I used to play a lot of video
games.
I used to wear a uniform.
I used to hate vegetables.
I used to have longer hair.
I used to play football.
I used to wear glasses.

When I was 12 years old I used to jump rope,

I used to like doing my homework,
I used to play football.

When I was 12 years old, I used to like cooking, I used to like and have long hair.
I used to play a lot of video games.

I used to and I didn't like to get up early, I used to and I didn't like school, I used to
hate the chemistry teacher, I used to hate my uniform I used to and I didn't like
eating meat or vegetables.