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 – fee

I was watering the plants when a frog

leaped out onto my fee
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.
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

I used to be very studious

I used to be very judgmental
I used to be very vain
I used to be very spoiled
I used to be very perfectionist

I used to hate beets

I used to hate tomato
I used to play sports
I used to play footbal

I used to be the best student of the school because I liked to have

recognitions and to be the pride of my family , I used to go to the pool with
my neighborhood friends