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 spilled 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 was dancing

______________________________

4. They – watch – a – movie – when –

they – fall – asleep

They were watching a movie when

they fell asleep________________
_______________________________

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

the – phone

She was writing while talking 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 many 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 liked to do my homework, I liked to cook, I liked to go with my
friends to learn to dance, and I liked to train volleyball.
When I was 12 years old, I used to eat everything that my parents gave me to eat, food
was scarce, I hated vegetables but I liked to eat meat.
When I was 12 years old, I did not like to get up early, I did not like the school where I
was studying at the time, I hated the natural science teacher