Learning activity 3

Evidence: What was happening when it happened?

Part A

The images below show a series of events. Write sentences in past continuous or
past simple.

Example:

I – iron – a – shirt / I – burn – it

Answer: I was ironing a shirt when I

burned it.

1. He – paint – the – wall / when – the –

baby – spill – the – can- of – paint

He was painting the wall whenthe bab"

spilled the can of paint

2. I – water – the plants / when –a

– frog – leap – out – onto – my – feet

I was watering the plants, when a frog

leaped- out onto my foot.
 3. I – sweep – while – I – dance

I was sweeping while I was dancing.

4. They – watch – a – movie – when –

they – fall – asleep

They were watching a movie when

they fell asleep.

5. She – write – while – she – talk – on –

the – phone

She was writing while talking on the

Phone.

Fuente de imágenes: SENA

Part B

Think about when you were 12 years old. Write three paragraphs about the things
that you used to do, you used to like or used to hate and explain why. You have
some ideas in the box.
 I used to be a rebel.
I used to be lazy.
I used to work hard.
I used to like all the teachers.
I used to play a lot of video
games.
I used to wear a uniform.
I used to hate vegetables.
I used to have longer hair.
I used to play football.
I used to wear glasses.

When I was twelve I did not use to be a rebel, I used to wear schoolgirl clothes, I
used to play ponchao, I wear it and marbles as a hobby, I was a good student.

When I was twelve years old, I used to work cleaning floors in a seafood
restaurant, I did not have toys or dolls, I used to play many games in the
neighborhood.

When I was twelve years old, I used to eat everything my grandmother gave me
to eat, I used to have short hair and I applied treatment to grow it.