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Question
Match the following and write complete sentences in the lines below.
What was happening? | What happened? | |
i | I was writing a letter. | the lights went out. |
ii | Paul was looking out of the window | the bell rang. |
iii | He was looking for his dog. | he noticed a lovely butterfly. |
iv | I was just completing the last answer. | he fell off the ladder. |
v | The man was painting the wall. | I met Arun. |
vi | Amit was doing his homework. | my pen ran out. |
vii | My mother was cooking dinner. | ma’am said, “Stop writing.” |
- I was writing a letter when ___________
- ________________
- *When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog.
- *_____________
- __________________
- _____________________
- _____________________
Solution
- I was writing a letter when the lights went out.
- Paul was looking out of the window when the bell rang.
- When I met Arun, he was looking for his dog.
- I reached the top when he fell off the ladder.
- The man was painting the wall when I met Arun.
- Amit was doing his homework when my pen ran out.
- My mother was cooking dinner when ma’am said, “Stop writing.”
Please note that sometimes the order of the sentences changes.
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