Guide 12 Idioma Extranjero II

INEB “AMERICA”

8th Grade

English Course

Mrs. Mariela Lucas

Guide No. 12

Instructions:  Copy the following in your notebook, and work the pages 49, 50, 51, page 52 copy twice and translate once ( MEET A MODEL), then page 53 and 54.

WHILE AND WHEN WITH PASDT TIME CLAUSES

FORM:            While he was driving a man crossed the street. 

1.  While can begin a time clause.

2.  The verb in a while clause is often in the past continuous tense.

WHILE
Main clause	Time Clause
A man crossed the street                                                     while he was driving
Time Clause	Main Clause
While he was driving                                                   a man crossed the street

3.  When can begin a time clause.

4.  The verb in a when clause is often in the simple past tense.

WHEN
Main Clause	Time Clause
Julia was working at the office                                                    when Mario called
Time Clause	Main Clause
When Mario called.                                                Julia was working at the office.

RULES FOR TIMES CLAUSES

5.  A time clause can go at the beginning or at the end of sentence.  If it is at the beginning we use a comma

     after it.

6.  A time clause alone is not a complete sentence.  We must use it with a main clause to form a complete

     sentence.

Complete Sentence	Incomplete Sentence
When Mario called, Julia was Working at the office	When Mario called.

I You We They	Work	I You We They	worked
He She It	Works	He She It

  

                

PAST CONTINUOUS VS. SIMPLE PAST I was sleeping when the phone rang . The phone rang while I was sleeping POINT IN TIME rang : : : : : : : : : : : :  : : was sleeping PERIOD OF TIME

I	am		I	was
You We They	are	working	You We they	were	working
He She It	Is		He She It	was