52190 what was he doing when it happened

We often use the past continuous and the past simple in the same sentence,
especially with when. The past continuous is a background for the main action,
which is in the simple past. The simple past refers to an action or an event that
happened in the middle of the longer action expressed by the past continuous.
Complete the sentences in the story below with the past simple or
past continuous.

the

Tony is usually late for school on Mondays. Last Monday, he _____________(get up)
at 8:15 and classes start at 8:30 ! He _____________________(have) his
breakfast when he ________________(look) at the clock in the kitchen he
_____________ (notice) that it was very late.
He ______________________ (get ready) for school when his phone _________
(ring). It _______________(be) his friend Charlie telling him not to forget his
football boots for the match after lunch. His mum ___________________(wait)
for him in her car. She ______________(be) very angry. When he______
__________(get into) the car, she ________________(tell) him he _______
____________ (have to) stop getting up late on Mondays.
He ___________ (arrive) at school and he ____________________(run) to his
classroom. When he ________________________
his

classmates ______________

( walk into) the classroom

(start) to laugh. Everybody _________

___________(point) at his feet. He_____________________(wear) his dad’s
slippers. That ______ (be) really embarrassing!

2. Check your answers and read the story again. Look at the pictures and try to
retell the story with your classmates.


KEY
Tony is usually late for school on Mondays.

Last Monday, he GOT UP (get up) at 8:15 and classes start at 8:30!

He WAS HAVING (have) his breakfast
clock in the kitchen and NOTICED

when he

LOOKED (look) at the

(notice) that it was very late.

He WAS GETTING READY (get ready) for school when his phone RANG

(ring).

It WAS (be) his friend Charlie telling him not to forget

his football boots

for the match after lunch.

His mum WAS WAITING (wait) for him in

angry.
TOLD (tell) him

her car. She WAS (be) very

When he WAS GETTING INTO (get into) the car, she
he HAD TO

(have to) stop getting up late on Mondays.

He ARRIVED (arrive) at school at 8:45 and he RAN (run) to his classroom. When
he WAS WALKING INTO

STARTED (start) to laugh.

( walk into) the classroom his

Everybody WAS POINTING ( point) at his

feet. He WAS WEARING (wear) his dad’s slippers.
really embarrassing!

classmates

That WAS (be)