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2.35 it’s written “ it started to rain when she was walking to school.” Instead of ‘when’ it should be ‘while’ as a meaning when it is not fit. Is there a mistake?
Good question! You're correct that "while" is more common before a past progressive verb and "when" is more common before a simple past verb, but it is possible to use "when" in front of a past progressive verb too. These are all correct and have the same meaning: - It started to rain when she was walking to school. - It started to rain while she was walking to school. - She was walking to school when it started to rain. The only one that's not possible is "She was walking to school while it started to rain." Hope that clears things up!
@@nabilkmael8851 "While" is most common with two long actions, but it is correct to use it for a long action that gets interrupted by a short action too.
Great example! Here are two quick corrections: 1) You don't need a comma before "while" and 2) the correct verb is "lying." Here's a trick for lay vs. lie: If there's no direct object, use lie/lying. If there is, use lay/laying. This blog post has more info and examples: ellii.com/blog/lay-vs-lie-lets-lay-this-matter-to-rest
@@elliihi Elliis thanks for giving us information but what is this question use the examples above to reexplain the grammatical rule to your colleagues who are still confused. Ask your colleagues to give two more examples to further illustrate each case pls help me
@@ahmadnaja6405 They're asking you to explain the rules of how to form the past progressive in your own words (summarize/restate the rules). They want you to explain both cases (a long action interrupted by a short one and two long actions). Then you need to ask your colleagues to make up two more example sentences using the rule. Sounds like you'll be teaching, so be prepared with some example sentences of your own that you can use if your colleagues are stuck and can't think of anything. You could also give half the sentence and have them come up with the rest (e.g., "I was watching TV when/while..."). Hope that helps!
It started to rain when she was walking to school? It doesn’t make sense to me.. It’s not what my teacher thought me.. isn’t that supposed to be It started to rain when she walked to school?
"Started to rain" is a short action and "was walking" is long, so the past progressive is best. Maybe you're thinking of two long actions? You can say "It was raining while she was walking to school" (two past progressive verbs) or "It rained while she walked to school" (two simple past verbs). Hope that helps!
@@ellii idk, English is not my first language but my teacher thought me they after when there’s always gonna be past simple, and after a while there’s always gonna be past progressives Sometimes I don’t know where to put progressives and where to put simple..
@@Justagirlxo_ Yeah it's a bit tricky. Just remember that the simple past is a good choice 99% of the time. The only time that the past progressive is really common and necessary is when a short action (simple past) interrupts a long action (past progressive).
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Good past progressive sentence! Remember to use "a" instead of "the" if both the speaker and listener can't see the sandwich (or don't know which sandwich you're talking about). "I was eating a sandwich" sounds more natural. Here's our video on articles in case it helps: ua-cam.com/video/RDkx4J__-QY/v-deo.htmlsi=i3DlTQNiLdUy86wT
I've been teaching English for 13 years now, whenever I start a new subject with my A2-B1 students, I always go to those videos before entering the subject on one of the books I use. Really like this channel.
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2.35 it’s written “ it started to rain when she was walking to school.” Instead of ‘when’ it should be ‘while’ as a meaning when it is not fit. Is there a mistake?
While she was walking to school, it started to rain.
When it started to rain, she was walking to school.
Good question! You're correct that "while" is more common before a past progressive verb and "when" is more common before a simple past verb, but it is possible to use "when" in front of a past progressive verb too. These are all correct and have the same meaning:
- It started to rain when she was walking to school.
- It started to rain while she was walking to school.
- She was walking to school when it started to rain.
The only one that's not possible is "She was walking to school while it started to rain." Hope that clears things up!
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@@vichotimothy1436 Great example! The correct preposition is "into": While I was walking on the pier, I fell into the water.
@@nabilkmael8851 "While" is most common with two long actions, but it is correct to use it for a long action that gets interrupted by a short action too.
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Great example! Here are two quick corrections: 1) You don't need a comma before "while" and 2) the correct verb is "lying." Here's a trick for lay vs. lie: If there's no direct object, use lie/lying. If there is, use lay/laying. This blog post has more info and examples: ellii.com/blog/lay-vs-lie-lets-lay-this-matter-to-rest
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@@elliihi Elliis thanks for giving us information but what is this question use the examples above to reexplain the grammatical rule to your colleagues who are still confused. Ask your colleagues to give two more examples to further illustrate each case pls help me
@@ahmadnaja6405 They're asking you to explain the rules of how to form the past progressive in your own words (summarize/restate the rules). They want you to explain both cases (a long action interrupted by a short one and two long actions). Then you need to ask your colleagues to make up two more example sentences using the rule. Sounds like you'll be teaching, so be prepared with some example sentences of your own that you can use if your colleagues are stuck and can't think of anything. You could also give half the sentence and have them come up with the rest (e.g., "I was watching TV when/while..."). Hope that helps!
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I was playing soccer when she comes
Almost! Your second verb needs to be in the simple past tense. You can use came, arrived, got there, etc.
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It started to rain when she was walking to school? It doesn’t make sense to me.. It’s not what my teacher thought me.. isn’t that supposed to be It started to rain when she walked to school?
"Started to rain" is a short action and "was walking" is long, so the past progressive is best. Maybe you're thinking of two long actions? You can say "It was raining while she was walking to school" (two past progressive verbs) or "It rained while she walked to school" (two simple past verbs). Hope that helps!
@@ellii idk, English is not my first language but my teacher thought me they after when there’s always gonna be past simple, and after a while there’s always gonna be past progressives
Sometimes I don’t know where to put progressives and where to put simple..
@@Justagirlxo_ Yeah it's a bit tricky. Just remember that the simple past is a good choice 99% of the time. The only time that the past progressive is really common and necessary is when a short action (simple past) interrupts a long action (past progressive).
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I was washing dishes when my phone ranges
Great example! The past tense of "ring" is "rang" so the sentence is "I was washing the dishes when my phone rang."
I was doing my assignment when my mother called me. Or,
My mother called me while i was doing my assignment.
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When I was watching phone , I fell to sleep
Good example! Here are a couple of corrections: When I was watching it on my phone, I fell asleep. Hope that helps!
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I was eating the sandwich
Good past progressive sentence! Remember to use "a" instead of "the" if both the speaker and listener can't see the sandwich (or don't know which sandwich you're talking about). "I was eating a sandwich" sounds more natural. Here's our video on articles in case it helps: ua-cam.com/video/RDkx4J__-QY/v-deo.htmlsi=i3DlTQNiLdUy86wT
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