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  • (the teacher / talk to a student / while / the rest of the class / read quietly)
    → The teacher was talking to a student while the rest of the class were reading quietly.
  • (the boys / play chess / while / the girls / do a puzzle)
    → The boys were playing chess while the girls were doing a puzzle.
  • (Mum / water the plants / while / Dad / fix the fence)
    → Mum was watering the plants while Dad was fixing the fence.
  • (my sister / listen to music / while / I / write an email)
    → My sister was listening to music while I was writing an email.
  • (the swimmers / practise / while / the coach / give instructions)
    → The swimmers were practising while the coach was giving instructions.
  • (we / have lunch / while / it / rain heavily)
    → We were having lunch while it was raining heavily.
  • (I / clean my room / while / my brother / sleep)
    → I was cleaning my room while my brother was sleeping.
  • (the boys / ride their bikes / while / the girls / take photos)
    → The boys were riding their bikes while the girls were taking photos.
  • (we / wait for the bus / while / it / get colder outside)
    → We were waiting for the bus while it was getting colder outside.
  • (the children / build a tower / while / their friends / watch)
    → The children were building a tower while their friends were watching.
  • (the children / run around the playground / while / the teachers / talk)
    → The children were running around the playground while the teachers were talking.
  • (the dog / chase a ball / while / the cat / climb a tree)
    → The dog was chasing a ball while the cat was climbing a tree.
  • (the baby / sleep / while / the dog / bark outside)
    → The baby was sleeping while the dog was barking outside.
  • (Tom / look for his pencil / while / Emma / pack her bag)
    → Tom was looking for his pencil while Emma was packing her bag.
  • (I / look out the window / while / the train / move through the countryside)
    → I was looking out the window while the train was moving through the countryside.
  • (the birds / fly in the sky / while / the sun / shine)
    → The birds were flying in the sky while the sun was shining.
  • (the monkeys / jump from tree to tree / while / the tourists / take pictures)
    → The monkeys were jumping from tree to tree while the tourists were taking pictures.
  • (the children / make a sandcastle / while / their parents / relax on the beach)
    → The children were making a sandcastle while their parents were relaxing on the beach.
  • (the students / clean the classroom / while / the teacher / check their homework)
    → The students were cleaning the classroom while the teacher was checking their homework.
  • (she / write in her notebook / while / her friend / draw in hers)
    → She was writing in her notebook while her friend was drawing in hers.
  • (the campers / tell stories / while / the stars / shine brightly)
    → The campers were telling stories while the stars were shining brightly.
  • (the chef / cook the soup / while / the assistants / cut vegetables)
    → The chef was cooking the soup while the assistants were cutting vegetables.
  • (we / watch the waves / while / the sun / set)
    → We were watching the waves while the sun was setting.
  • (my grandparents / sit in the garden / while / the birds / sing)
    → My grandparents were sitting in the garden while the birds were singing.
  • (the girls / decorate the classroom / while / the boys / bring in the chairs)
    → The girls were decorating the classroom while the boys were bringing in the chairs.
  • (the cats / chase each other / while / the rabbits / eat grass)
    → The cats were chasing each other while the rabbits were eating grass.
  • (the children / sing / while / the teacher / play the piano)
    → The children were singing while the teacher was playing the piano.
  • (I / draw a picture / while / my friend / colour hers)
    → I was drawing a picture while my friend was colouring hers.
  • (the campers / cook dinner / while / the fire / burn brightly)
    → The campers were cooking dinner while the fire was burning brightly.
  • (my dad / read the newspaper / while / my mum / drink coffee)
    → My dad was reading the newspaper while my mum was drinking coffee.