What were you doing when...

Past continuous with when

An antion interrups another action in the past.

I was singing when someone shouted stop.

I was singing. (first and longer action)

someone shouted stop. (second and shorter action)

Form

^{Subject + was/were + verb-ing + when + subject + simple past verb + Complement}

^{When + subject + simple past verb + complement + , + subject + was/were + verb -ing}

1. She walked in the park.

2. Her phone rang.

She was walking in the park when her phone rang.

When her phone rang, she was walking in the park.

Form

^{Subject + was/were + verb-ing + when + subject + simple past verb + Complement}

^{When + subject + simple past verb + complement + , + subject + was/were + verb -ing}

1. She walked in the park.

2. Her phone rang.

She was walking in the park when her phone rang.

When her phone rang, she was walking in the park.

Multiple Choice

I was eating when they .......

• arriving

• arrived

• arrivet

Multiple Choice

.......... when she met her husband.

• Jane was traveling

• Jane traveled

• Jane traveling

What happened?

What happened?

Fill in the Blanks

What

(you/do) when I called you last night?

Multiple Choice

He ...... in Russia when the revolution started.

• lived

• was living