Support Pack 3 Solutions
B. Match the sentence halves
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He took his wallet
- d. before he went out.
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After she wears her dress,
- a. she’ll go to the party.
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Jason finally found
- c. a little while later.
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I went to the shopping centre
- b. then I bought a dress.
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He will come to the beach
- e. his dog on the road. (Note: This one seems incorrect in the booklet. It should be rewritten as “He found his dog on the road” in part 3 “Jason finally found”)
C. Complete the story with the past simple or past continuous tense
- I woke up (wake up) at 7 o’clock in the morning.
- I washed (wash) my face.
- I had (have) breakfast.
- I wore (wear) my school uniform and was (be) ready to go to the school.
- While I was walking (walk) down the street,
- I saw (see) an incident.
- A reporter came (come) to me.
- While we were talking (talk), my mom called (call) me.
D. Fill in the blanks with “when” or “while”
- Somebody hit her while we were walking down the street.
- I was preparing food in the kitchen when my father fell down the stairs.
- Justin was singing songs when his father arrived.
- Jessie broke her leg while she was dancing at the festival.
- Katy and Jeremy were watching TV when Harry called them.
Explanation:
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Past Simple Tense: Used to express actions that happened at a specific point in time in the past. Example: “I saw an incident.”
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Past Continuous Tense: Used to talk about actions that were happening at a specific moment in the past. Example: “While I was walking down the street.”
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When: Often used with the past simple tense to indicate that one event happened at the same time another event was happening.
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While: Typically used with the past continuous tense to show that one event was happening while another event was occurring.
Each sentence in these exercises helps practice the correct usage of these tenses and conjunctions to improve grammar and understanding of temporal relationships between past actions.