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Natalia was looking at her phone when the concert _______________ (start)

started

Andrea was ________________ the laundry, when it started to rain :( (do)

doing

Jorge was ______________ his house when his cat pooped on the floor. (clean)

cleaning

Hector ____________ a wallet while he was walking to his house. (find)

found

Sandra was ___________ in the park when she saw a snake. (play)

playing

Can you give a short description of this topic?

A long action is interrupted by a short action, use "when" and "while" and past continuous vs past simple

Mention the two words with W that we have been using.

while and when

What do I have after when?

past simple

_____________ Diego was playing xbox, the electricity went off.

While

Lila was ___________ when she broke a nail. (exercise)

exercising

Jose Carlo burned his finger while he was ___________ pizza. (cook)

cooking

Daniel was ______________ the dishes, when he broke a glass. (wash)

washing

Bernardo cried while he was _____________ a romantic movie. (watch)

watching

Matías was copying the answers of the exam ______________ teacher Laura caught him.

When

Valentina was watching TV in the middle of the night, __________ she saw a strange shadow...

when

Mia was eating sushi when she __________ a hair in it, yuck!!!!!!!!!! D: (find)

found

Teacher Laura was explaining something when the students _____________ her!! ¬_¬ (interrupt)

interrupted

While Danna was looking at the stars, she _______________ a UFO. (see)

saw

What do I have after while?

past continuous

Regina broke her leg while she was ____________ a bike. :( (ride)

riding

When Patricio was _____________ (sleep), someone ____________ (knock) at the door.

sleeping - knocked

Cristopher was studying for his exam, when he _________ asleep. (fall)

fell

What are the two past tenses that we used in this lesson?

past continuous and past simple