Application goal: Using while and when.
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
The equipment still did not work, so we changed our plan.
ظل الجهاز لا يعمل، لذا غيّرنا خطتنا.
I explained the main ideas using the printed handouts.
شرحت الأفكار الرئيسية باستخدام الأوراق المطبوعة.
By the end, the audience was asking questions instead of watching slides.
في النهاية، كان الحضور يطرحون الأسئلة بدلًا من مشاهدة الشرائح.