Imagine when things happened. Complete the sentences using when, while, after, before, because or during
Example: They decided to get divorced…
… during their honeymoon.
… after they had their fourth child.
… when they both fell in love with other people.
- He broke his arm …
during … ________________________________________________________________________________
while … _________________________________________________________________________________
before … ________________________________________________________________________________
- It was so embarrassing! I fell asleep …
after … __________________________________________________________________________________
while … _________________________________________________________________________________
before … ________________________________________________________________________________
during … ________________________________________________________________________________
- She found it difficult to get a job …
because … _______________________________________________________________________________
after … __________________________________________________________________________________
during … ________________________________________________________________________________
when … _________________________________________________________________________________
- I had plenty of time to read …
when … _________________________________________________________________________________
after … __________________________________________________________________________________
during … ________________________________________________________________________________
- I forgot to renew my passport …
after … __________________________________________________________________________________
when … _________________________________________________________________________________
before … ________________________________________________________________________________
A Special Holiday in Madeira
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form – Past Simple or Past Continuous
Last February, I __________ (decide) to go on holiday to the island of Madeira. One morning I __________ (leave) England, it ___________ (rain), but when I ___________ (land) in Funchal, the capital of Madeira, the sun __________ (shine) and a lovely, warm breeze __________ (blow) from the sea. I __________ (take) a taxi to my hotel. As I __________ (sign) the register, someone __________ (tap) me on the shoulder. I __________ (not can) believe my eyes! It was my old girlfriend. She __________ (stay) at the same hotel. The next day, we __________ (go) for a walk together in the hills and we __________ (see) hundreds of beautiful wild flowers. It __________ (get) dark when we __________ (return) to our hotel after a very interesting day. We __________ (spend) the rest of the week together; it was very romantic. We __________ (feel) very sad when the holiday ___________ (end).
