Lesson XVII: WHEN & WHILE

D. WHEN & WHILE D.1. Two Succeeding Activities in the Past Previous pattern: Mrs. Trump laid down the table. The guests arrived. New pattern: Main Statement Body Actional Block / Action Time … Past-Simple-AF Past-Simple-Action Form I woke up WHEN MY MOTHER CALLED FOR BREAKFAST. We took a seat WHEN THE FOREMAN CAME. Exercise: D.1.1. Practice Succeeding Activities in the Past Combine the statements. For example: She read the book . John arrived . SHE READ THE BOOK WHEN JOHN ARRIVED. Mary opened the door . The lightning scraped the sky . MARY OPENED THE DOOR WHEN THE LIGHTNING SCRAPED THE SKY. 1. George closed the dictionary. Mary passed the window. 2. They finished the game. The policeman arrived. 3. I left the house. The postman opened the mailbox. 4. Mr. and Mrs. Miller sat at the table. Their neighbor rang the doorbell. 5. The cat jumped on my lap. I turned on TV. 6. Mrs. Smith got over with the dishes. Jenny called her up. 7. He turned on the TV. The jet airliner struck the tower. 8. Peter entered the house. It began to rain.

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