Lesson XVII: WHEN & WHILE

D.4. Unaffected Activities in the Past Previous pattern: Mrs. Clinton laid down the table WHEN the guests arrived. I was cutting roses WHEN the storm began. The boys were taking a bath WHILE the girls were lying in the shade. New pattern: Main Statement Body Actional Block / Action Time … Past-Simple-AF Past-ING-Action Form They left WHILE THE COURSE WAS PROGRESSING. I stepped back WHILE THEY WERE PLAYING CHESS. Exercise: D.4.1. Practice Unaffected Activities in the Past Combine the statements. For example: I began to write . My roommate watched TV . I BEGAN TO WRITE WHILE MY ROOMMATE WAS WATCHING TV. 1. I came out of the house. Linda took a shower. 2. My girlfriend went to bed. I did the problem. 3. I locked the door. Zhu listened to music. 4. They left. We did the room. 5. She got on the train. The train speeded up. 6. The cat jumped off the tree. The sun sank down. 7. Marcia fastened the windows. The rain fell down. 8. He took a picture of me. I had a cup of coffee.