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Language Focus

4 Write the words in the box from Jane’s story in the correct positions on the timeline.

I was going around the bend. I saw an orange sports car.

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When we tell stories, we often use as and when to join the past continuous and the past simple together
in the same sentence.
We do this to show that one event happened while another event was in progress.

event that was in progress an event that happened

past continuous past simple

As I was approaching the bend, I saw a bus.

I was going around the bend when I saw an orange sports car.

an event that happened event that was in progress

past simple past continuous

I saw a bus as I was approaching the bend.
I saw a red sports car when I was going around the bend.

5 Study the example sentences with as and when above. Then, underline the correct word to complete the rules.
a as / when usually comes between the two parts of the sentence.
b as / when usually comes at the beginning of the past continuous part of the sentence.
c In sentences with ‘as’, we use / don’t use a comma if the past continuous part comes first.

Practice

6 a Work with a partner. Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses.
Put one verb into the past simple and the other verb into the past continuous.
1 As I was listening to the radio, I heard the news. (hear, listen)

2 She down as she up the stairs. (fall, walk)
3 He his finger as he . (cook, cut)

4 As they the traffic lights, they the accident. (approach, see)

b Use when to rewrite the sentences from activity 6a.
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