Put the two sentences together. Begin with While...

Put the two sentences together. Begin with While… In some sentences, both parts may be in past continuous. In others, one part may be in past continuous and the other part in simple past.

Examples

a.   The man talk. His friend eat an ice cream cone.

   à While the man was talking, his friend was eating an ice cream cone.

b.  The woman drive. She suddenly see a man in the street.

   à While the woman was driving, she suddenly saw a man in the street.

1.  The man cross the street. A car suddenly hit him.

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2.  The woman talk on her cell phone. She drive way (=much) too fast.

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3.  People wait for the ambulance to come. A witness (证人, testigo, свиде́тель, شاهد) answer a police officer’s questions.

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4.  One paramedic take the victim’s pulse (脉搏, pulso, пульс, سرعة النبض). Another paramedic clean his wound and bandage his head.

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5.  Everyone in the crowd watch. The police handcuff (们把扣上手铐, esposar, над|ева́ть, يكبل،يصفد) the driver.

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1.  While the man was crossing the street, a car suddenly hit him.

2.  While the woman was talking on her cell phone, she was driving way too fast.

3.  While people were waiting for the ambulance to come, a witness was answering a police officer’s questions.

4.  While one paramedic was taking the victim’s pulse, another paramedic was cleaning his wound and (he was) bandaging his head.

5.  While everyone in the crowd was watching, the police handcuffed the driver.