{"id":2334,"date":"2017-07-04T12:03:40","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T12:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=2334"},"modified":"2017-07-04T12:03:40","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T12:03:40","slug":"when-and-while-worksheet-for-class-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/when-and-while-worksheet-for-class-5\/","title":{"rendered":"When and While Worksheet for Class 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To talk about actions or situations that take place at the same time, we can use<strong> when or while.<\/strong><br \/>\nWe often use when\/while to introduce the longer background action that was going on when something else happened.<\/p>\n<p>Study the examples given below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I was reading. The lights went out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here reading is the longer background action so we use when to introduce it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>When<\/strong> I was reading, the lights went out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The sentence \u2018I was reading when the lights went out\u2019 is also correct.<\/p>\n<p>More examples are given below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The family was sleeping. The burglars broke in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>When<\/strong> the family was sleeping, the burglars broke in.<\/li>\n<li>Father was working in the garage. His friends turned up.<\/li>\n<li><strong>When<\/strong> father was working in the garage, his friends turned up.<\/li>\n<li>I was playing football. I injured my ankle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>When<\/strong> I was playing football, I injured my ankle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There isn\u2019t much difference between when and while; however, <strong>while<\/strong> is used to suggest that two long actions were going on at the same time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>While I was doing my homework, my brother was playing video games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Simple tenses are also possible.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>While mother cooked lunch, father tidied the house.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While is not used to talk about ages or periods of life. When is preferred in such situations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When I was a child, I lived with my grandparents. (NOT While I was a child\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>His father died when he was four. (NOT His father died while\u2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Exercise<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Combine the following sentences using when or while.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. I was going to the library. I met my class teacher.<\/p>\n<p>2. He was climbing the tree. He fell off the ladder.<\/p>\n<p>3. He was repairing the roof. He lost his balance and fell down.<\/p>\n<p>4. I was writing a letter. My pen ran out of ink.<\/p>\n<p>5. I was completing the last answer. The teacher asked me to stop writing.<\/p>\n<p>6. The boys were playing football. It started raining.<\/p>\n<p>7. Amit was doing his homework. Rahul called him.<\/p>\n<p>8. The boys were singing. The girls were dancing.<\/p>\n<p>9. I was having a bath. The telephone rang.<\/p>\n<p>10. He was having dinner. Somebody knocked on the door.<\/p>\n<h3>Answers<\/h3>\n<p>1. I was going to the library<strong> when<\/strong> I met my class teacher.<\/p>\n<p>2. He was climbing the tree<strong> when<\/strong> he fell off the ladder.<\/p>\n<p>3. He was repairing the roof <strong>when<\/strong> he lost his balance and fell down.<\/p>\n<p>4. I was writing a letter <strong>when<\/strong> my pen ran out of ink.<\/p>\n<p>5. 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