DAY 23 — Past Continuous (was/were + -ing) + When/While
Background action in the past: “I was reading when Mom called.”
⏳ Past Action🎯 Class 3–8Rules
- I/He/She/It was + V-ing • We/You/They were + V-ing
- When + Simple Past (short action) • While + Past Continuous (long action)
Frames: I was ___ing when ___. • While we were ___ing, he ___.
Reading Strips
I was reading when the bell rang.
She was cooking when I came.
While they were playing, it rained.
Quick Quiz
- Fill: We ___ (be) playing when it rained. — were
- Make: (I / read / when / Mom call) → I was reading when Mom called.
- Choose: (when/while) ___ we were eating, the phone rang. — While
- Make: (he / write / when / I come) → He was writing when I came.
- Correct: While it rained, we were playing → While we were playing, it rained.
Homework
- 5 lines with when/while (2 “when”, 3 “while”).
- Dictation (12): was, were, reading, playing, raining, when, while, came, rang, writing, cooking, phone