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Past simple and past continuous with When and While

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Grammar Content

Level: High School Students (A2–B2)

Grammar Points / Structures / Patterns

1. Verb Tenses

   • Present Simple and Present Continuous

   • Past Simple

   • Present Perfect

   • Future forms (will, be going to, present continuous for future plans)

2. Sentence Structure

   • Affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms

   • Subject–verb agreement

   • Basic word order in English sentences

3. Modal Verbs

   • can, could (ability and permission)

   • must, have to (obligation)

   • should (advice)

   • may, might (possibility)

4. Comparative and Superlative Forms

   • Comparative adjectives and adverbs

   • Superlative structures

   • as…as comparison

5. Question Forms

   • Yes/No questions

   • Wh-questions

   • Question tags (B1–B2)

6. Complex Sentences

   • Coordinating conjunctions (and, but, so, because)

   • Subordinating conjunctions (although, if, when, while)

   • Relative clauses (who, which, that)

7. Conditionals

   • Zero Conditional

   • First Conditional

   • Second Conditional (B1–B2)

8. Passive Voice

   • Present Simple Passive

   • Past Simple Passive

9. Reported Speech

   • Reported statements and questions

10. Gerunds and Infinitives

• Verb + V-ing

• Verb + to-infinitive

• Expressing purpose (to + verb)

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Use When While in a sentence

when and while grammar

• Read the text carefully. Look at the sequence of events in the emergency.

• Identify the two types of actions in each sentence:

  • Long action (what was already happening → Past Continuous)

  • Short action (what happened suddenly → Past Simple)

• Fill in the blanks with “when” or “while” correctly.

  • Use “while” for the long action in progress.

  • Use “when” for the short, sudden action that interrupts.

• Check your answers: Does each sentence show clearly what was happening before and what happened suddenly?

Do the exercises individually.

Questions no 1 to 7 refer to the following text and type False or true.

Fill in the blanks.

Correct the verbs

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