3 In your notebook, write two sentences for each
situation (1-3). In the first sentence, use: when,
and in the second: while.
the thieves: run / drop the bag
The thieves were running away when they dropped
the bag. The thieves dropped the bag while they
were running away.
1 I travel on the bus / lose my bag
2 the burglar: jump out of a window / hurt his leg
3 the vandals: walk down the street/ damage a car
Grammar hub: Past continuous + Past continuous
The robber was wearing a wig while he was robbing
the doughnut shop
Security cameras were filming the shoplifter while he
was stealing the snake.
>>> Grammar summary on page 29​.