While and When

We use when to link a long action and a short action. We use the..................for the long actions. We use the..............for the short actions.

• Past continuous / past tense

• Past continuous / past continuous

• Present tense / Past continuous

We use while to link.........that happened at the same time ...........

• one continuous actions / in the past

• two continuous actions / in the past

• one action after another / in present

I was reading a book ........................................ suddenly I heard a noise.

• When

• while

................................. Rose was cooking dinner, her husband went to work.

• While

• When

Write the correct form of the verbs!

She met her close friend while she _________________(travel) on a train.

• traveling

• were traveling

• was traveling

Write the correct form of the verbs!

The thief ___________________(break) into while we were sleeping.

• broke

• was braking

• break

Write the correct form of the verbs!

I ____________(study) History when my friends____________ (come) around.

• studying / came

• were studying / come

• was studying / came

Write the correct form of the verbs!

1- While Susan___________(walk) in the street, she ________(meet) an old friend.

• was walking / met

• met / was walking

• were walking / meet

Write the correct form of the verbs!

We were living in Madrid when our elder aunt_____________(die).

• was dying

• died

• were dying

Write the correct form of the verbs!

Susan___________(fall) down while she ____________(climb) the ladder.

• fall down / was climbing

• fell down / was climbing

• fell down / were climbing