Finding a wallet · Sequencing a story

Application goal: Sequencing a story.

Use the past continuous for an action in progress and the past simple for an event during it. When and while help connect the events.

Context: Finding a wallet. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

I was walking through the park when I noticed a wallet.

كنت أسير في الحديقة عندما لاحظت محفظة.

It was lying on a bench beside an empty coffee cup.

كانت على مقعد بجانب كوب قهوة فارغ.

I looked around, but nobody seemed to be searching for anything.

نظرت حولي، لكن لم يبدُ أن أحدًا يبحث عن شيء.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: I was walking through the park when I noticed a wallet.كنت أسير في الحديقة عندما لاحظت محفظة.لدي موعد آخر في الثالثة.تطهو العشاء في المطبخ.بالتأكيد. تكون منطقة الجلوس بعد المقهى عادة أقل ازدحامًا من هذا الجزء. هل هناك شيء آخر تود معرفته؟

2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: نظرت حولي، لكن لم يبدُ أن أحدًا يبحث عن شيء.Which currency is being used on this invoice?Is there a table for two this evening?Certainly. It has a medium level of heat; the chef can suggest something milder. We can go through the details together.I looked around, but nobody seemed to be searching for anything.