Application goal: Describing simultaneous actions.
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: An unexpected presentation problem. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
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: An unexpected presentation problem. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Practical examples
We were preparing the room while the guests were arriving.
كنا نجهز القاعة بينما كان الضيوف يصلون.
I was testing the projector when the screen went dark.
كنت أختبر جهاز العرض عندما أظلمت الشاشة.
My colleague checked the cable while I welcomed the audience.
فحص زميلي الكابل بينما رحبت بالحضور.