Read and komplete.There are ... children in the family. The eldest sister's ... is Sabina. Sabina wants to be a ... .Davion and Madina cannot ... and They can ... .The cat's name is ... .Snowball likes ... .
1. Paul shook the bottle of soda so hard that it sprayed all over his clothes. 2. Carol didn’t want to go on vocation with us, so she stayed home alone all week. 3. Since I hurt my knee, I can’t go jogging. Yesterday I swam in the pool for an hour instead. 4. I was terrified just standing over the pool on the high diving board. Finally, I took a deep breath, held my nose, and jumped into the water. 5. The climber, who was fearful of falling, held the rope tightly with both hands. 6. Johnny pushed Alan, and the two boys fought for a few minutes. Neither of them was hurt. 7. Before Caroline started her own company, she taught chemistry at the university. 8. It was extremely cold last night, and the water we put out for the cat froze solid. 9. Before I made my decision, I thought about it for a long, long time. 10. Peter called your house three times to ask you to go to the movie with us, but there was no answer, so we went ahead without you. 11. My car wouldn’t start this morning, so I rode my bicycle to work. 12. I needed money to pay tuition at the university, so I sold my motorcycle to my cousin
1. I saw Henry as I was cycling to the sports centre.
- Explanation: The action of seeing Henry (past simple) happened at the same time as the action of cycling (past continuous).
2. While we were preparing the picnic, it started to rain.
- Explanation: The action of preparing the picnic (past continuous) happened at the same time as the action of raining (past simple).
3. All my friends had left the party when I arrived.
- Explanation: The action of leaving the party (past simple) happened before the action of arriving (past simple).
4. As we were walking by the river, we heard a shout.
- Explanation: The action of walking by the river (past continuous) happened at the same time as the action of hearing a shout (past simple).
5. We didn't eat very much while we were staying in that hotel.
- Explanation: The action of not eating very much (past simple) happened at the same time as the action of staying in the hotel (past continuous).
6. I was drinking my dad's coffee while he wasn't looking.
- Explanation: The action of drinking coffee (past continuous) happened at the same time as the action of not looking (negative past continuous).
7. She dropped her new phone as she was putting it in her pocket.
- Explanation: The action of dropping the phone (past simple) happened at the same time as the action of putting it in her pocket (past continuous).
8. I met a really interesting person while I was waiting for the bus.
- Explanation: The action of meeting a person (past simple) happened at the same time as the action of waiting for the bus (past continuous).
2. Carol didn’t want to go on vocation with us, so she stayed home alone all week.
3. Since I hurt my knee, I can’t go jogging. Yesterday I swam in the pool for an hour instead.
4. I was terrified just standing over the pool on the high diving board. Finally, I took a deep breath, held my nose, and jumped into the water.
5. The climber, who was fearful of falling, held the rope tightly with both hands.
6. Johnny pushed Alan, and the two boys fought for a few minutes. Neither of them was hurt.
7. Before Caroline started her own company, she taught chemistry at the university.
8. It was extremely cold last night, and the water we put out for the cat froze solid.
9. Before I made my decision, I thought about it for a long, long time.
10. Peter called your house three times to ask you to go to the movie with us, but there was no answer, so we went ahead without you.
11. My car wouldn’t start this morning, so I rode my bicycle to work.
12. I needed money to pay tuition at the university, so I sold my motorcycle to my cousin
- Explanation: The action of seeing Henry (past simple) happened at the same time as the action of cycling (past continuous).
2. While we were preparing the picnic, it started to rain.
- Explanation: The action of preparing the picnic (past continuous) happened at the same time as the action of raining (past simple).
3. All my friends had left the party when I arrived.
- Explanation: The action of leaving the party (past simple) happened before the action of arriving (past simple).
4. As we were walking by the river, we heard a shout.
- Explanation: The action of walking by the river (past continuous) happened at the same time as the action of hearing a shout (past simple).
5. We didn't eat very much while we were staying in that hotel.
- Explanation: The action of not eating very much (past simple) happened at the same time as the action of staying in the hotel (past continuous).
6. I was drinking my dad's coffee while he wasn't looking.
- Explanation: The action of drinking coffee (past continuous) happened at the same time as the action of not looking (negative past continuous).
7. She dropped her new phone as she was putting it in her pocket.
- Explanation: The action of dropping the phone (past simple) happened at the same time as the action of putting it in her pocket (past continuous).
8. I met a really interesting person while I was waiting for the bus.
- Explanation: The action of meeting a person (past simple) happened at the same time as the action of waiting for the bus (past continuous).