Finally, click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. In contrast, awhile is an adverb, and it means for a time. According to oxford practical english usage, the simple past tense can refer to an. While or when is used when a continuous long action is interrupted by a short action. This grammar pdf book by raymond murphy presented also in four editions till now, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grammar in use editions. View homework help while or during grammar exercise. Usually we use the past continuous tense to talk about this background situation. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach whenwhile, shared by english language teachers. While shows us that something happens at the same time something else is happening. A short grammar lesson for english students which focuses on how to use the past simple tense and the past continuous tense together with when and while vocabulary suitable for students. I fell asleep in the middle of watching television. While or during grammar exercise complete the following sentences with while or during. Therefore, the most natural verb tense to use is a progressive tense, which shows that an action is in progress at a certain time.
A while is a noun phrase and means a period of time. If this page always shows the same questions, make sure you correct the. If you would like to learn the correct use of these conjunctions. While and during while and during are both used to. So, if you replace awhile a while with an adverb and the sentence still makes sense, then use awhile one word. While the news from the front has so far been good, there will almost certainly be days when we must expect heavy casualties. When or while english esl worksheets for distance learning. Includes helpful articles, a glossary, quizzes, and a large language. For, during and while are all used to help us place an action or situation in the right time during and for. Grammar board game past continuous 36 squares, each asking about what that person was doing at a specific time speak for at least 1minute per roll. English grammar tips with gymglish, online english lessons.
Do use a comma before while when you mean whereas or although. Complete the following sentences using the correct form past progressive or simple past of the verbs provided. Typically, brits use whilst and americans use while. While complete the sentences with past simple or past. Try these grammar quizzes for esl learners to test your understanding of grammar. What you need to know to teach reading, esl, spelling, phonics, and grammar.
When while is used as a conjunction, it has two meanings. Many aspirants find difficulty in english grammar section while preparing for competitive exams like ssc cgl, ssc chsl, rrb, ibps. I have to tell people that its ok to split infinitives, and that. English grammar today a reference to written and spoken english grammar and usage cambridge dictionary. English language pdfs heres a list of all the pdfs on the site, for easy downloading. The difference between while and whilst grammar lesson. The word while is a subordinating conjunction like the word because or if. We use while with the present continuous and past continuous tenses to show longer actions which. If it doesnt make sense, use a while two words another trick is to look for. If you want to learn english grammar or grow your vocabulary then these resources will help you with your studies. Greetings to all english teachers and those interested in english, while reading english for starters, the english curriculum used by the syrian ministry of education, i came across a couple of. Choose the correct answer i saw him i was on my way home he was young, he used to smoke a lot. It is important to know the difference between these three. While i was holidaying in switzerland, i met a nice french girl 3.
During, when, and while have similar meanings, but use different grammar. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers. When and while are temporal prepositions which are complemented completed by a timerelated clause. I met a nice french girl during my stay in switzerland 2. Download grammar in use intermediate work book pdf. Heres an example of how you can use as to introduce a longer background activity. Complete the following sentences using as, when and while. George had a terrible accident he was a child jane was taking a bath, the phone rang three times we lived in london, we met many. Like during, it indicates a parallelism between two. Adverbs of time are such words as before, after, when, while, until and as soon as used to show the time link between two actions. We can use when, while and as to introduce a background situation or activity. While i was in canada, i had some strange experiences. While he was living in paris, bruno created his first perfumes. While us or whilst uk means during, when, or at the same time.
While i was cooking dinner, the phone rang i will be sleeping at 11. The difference between during and while english grammar. Contrast when and while for expressing sametime, interrupting or background activities. Grammar worksheet all things grammar grammar focus past continuous level intermediate answer key my notes 1. I often have to tell people that their pet peeves arent actually hardandfast grammar rules.
It means during the time that an action is taking place. Whilst and while are two words with identical meaningsusually. It was during his time in paris that bruno created his first perfumes. Last night i was reading in bed when i suddenly heard a. In current linguistic analysis while, when, before, after, and since have been reclassified into the category of preposition. Most brits, on the other hand, will swap happily between while and whilst, although some brits also find whilst a little outdated.
Click here to jump to the pdfs of grammar explanations exercises. Dont use a comma before while when you mean during the same time. At the same time, the complements that could follow a preposition were widened to include. While or whilst most americans find whilst quaint, oldfashioned, or literary. As an english teacher, i believe its more correct to say while she was waiting if were talking about school grammar. Note in this usage the whileclause is normally placed as the first of. While and during have similar meanings but different grammar. Continuous tense is preferred for the longer action or situation was eating are walking however note that we can use as and while with a simple tense with a state verb. The main clause and as while clauses can be in reversed order.
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