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We use ‘when’ with the past continuous to show interrupted actions. Remember!

Activity 1: Unjumble the sentences below.

1. watching / they / were / . / TV

2. it / to / . / rain / started /

3. fell / down / . / he

4. was / I / book / a / reading / .

5. the / rang / phone / .

6. what / you / doing / ? / were /

Activity 2: Use the sentences above to complete each story. Write full sentences
using the past continuous with interrupted actions.

They 

(watch) 

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Past Continuous (Interrupted Actions)

I was (read)

The child 

(sit) on the desk 

He 

(go) to school 

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Past Continuous (Interrupted Actions)

Answers:
Activity 1

1. They were watching TV.

2. It started to rain.

3. He fell down.

4. I was reading a book.

5. The phone rang.

6. What were you doing?

Activity 2

1. They were watching TV when it started to rain.

2. I was reading a book when my friend called me.

3. He was sitting on the desk when the phone rang.

4. He was going/walking to school when he fell down.

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