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10. Study this sentence, then answer the questions.
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... whilst she was playing a match in the 2013 Australian Open,
Serena hit a serve at a speed of just under 207 km per hour ...
1. Write the two past tenses in the sentence.
2. Which actions (verbs) were happening in the past at the same time?
3. Which is the long, continued action? Which is the short, finished action?
Long, continued action:
Short, finished action:
4. Are both actions finished now?
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11. Study this diagram and answer the questions which follow.
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1. Are there any other examples of the past continuous in the text?
2. Complete this rule:
When we use the simple past and the past continuous in the same sentence, we use
the to talk about the 'background action' and the to talk about the shorter, completed action.
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12. Complete the sentences by putting the verb in brackets in the correct form of the past continuous or past simple.
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1. Whilst she (play) basketball, her phone (ring).
2. He (fall), while (run) for the ball.
3. It (start) to rain in the middle of the race.
4. It (rain) during the race.
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13. Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
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1. Whilst Michael Jordan was running down the court,
2. David Beckham injured his knee whilst
3. Jack Nicklaus was taking a shot when
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