1. Accidents and Injuries Chapter 9 – Using past progressive and simple past tenses

2. What happened?  He hurt himself while he was hammering.  While he was hammering, he hurt himself.  He hurt his thumb while he was working.  While he was working, he hit his thumb with a hammer. hurt – hurt What happened?  He hurt his back while he was lifting the box.  While he was lifting the box, he hurt his back.  He hurt his back while he was picking up the box.

3. What happened?  He cut his leg while he was playing.  While he was playing, he cut his leg.  He fell down and cut his leg.  He cut his leg when he fell down. cut – cut What happened?  I cut myself while I was peeling a carrot.  While I was peeling a carrot, I cut myself.  I cut my finger while I was peeling a carrot.

4. What happened?  I burned my toaster while I was making breakfast.  While I was making breakfast, I burned my toast.  I burned my toast in the toaster. burn – burned What happened?  I burned myself while I was lighting a candle.  While I was lighting a candle, I burned myself.  I burned my finger while I was lighting a candle.

5. What happened?  He crashed into a wall while he was rollerblading  While he was rollerblading, he crashed into a wall. crash - crashed What happened?  He crashed into another boat while he was boating.  While he was boating, he crashed into another boat.

6. What happened?  She dropped a plate on the floor and it broke.  While she was carrying the plates, she dropped one and it broke. drop – dropped What happened?  He dropped a bottle while he was working.  While he was working, he dropped a bottle.  The waiter dropped a bottle and it broke.

7. What happened?  He dropped a bowling ball on his foot.  While he was bowling, he dropped the ball on his foot. drop – dropped What happened?  They dropped the sofa while they were carrying it.  While they were carrying the sofa, they dropped it.  A man dropped a sofa on another man.

8. What happened?  She slipped and fell while she was mopping.  While she was mopping, she slipped and fell. slip – slipped What happened?  He slipped on some water and fell.  While he was walking, he slipped on some water and fell.

9. What happened?  He tripped on the sidewalk and fell while he was coming home from the store.  While he was coming home from the store, he tripped on the sidewalk and fell trip – tripped What happened?  He tripped on the ladder while he was painting.  While he was painting, he tripped on the ladder.

10. What happened?  He stepped on some gum while he was walking.  While he was walking, he stepped on some gum. step - stepped What happened?  He stepped in a can of paint while he was working.  While he was working, he stepped in a can of paint.

11. What happened?  He spilled coffee on his papers while he was working at his desk.  While he was working at his desk, he spilled coffee on his papers. spill – spilled or spilt What happened?  He spilled water while he was drinking.  While he was drinking, he spilled water.  He spilled water on himself.  He spilled water on his shirt.

12. break – broke What happened?  He broke a window while he was playing soccer.  While he was playing soccer, he broke a window.  He kicked a ball into the window and it broke. What happened?  I broke a vase while I was playing baseball.  While I was playing baseball, I broke a vase.  I threw a ball, it hit a vase, and the vase broke.

13. What happened?  Her necklace broke while she was wearing it.  While she was wearing her necklace, it broke.  She broke her necklace while she was pulling on it. break – broke What happened?  The bag broke while she was carrying it.  While she was carrying the bag, it broke.  She was taking the garbage outside when the bag broke.

14. What happened?  He fell off his horse while he was riding it.  While he was riding his horse, he fell off it. fell – fall What happened?  He fell down while he was skateboarding.  While he was skateboarding, he fell down.

15. What happened?  Someone stole my purse while I was ……  While I was ….., someone stole my purse.  My purse was stolen. steal – stole What happened?  Someone stole the police car while the police officer was standing near it.  While the police officer was standing near his police car, someone stole it.

16. What happened?  Someone robbed my house and took my …. while I was sleeping.  While I was sleeping, someone robbed my house and took my ….  While I was sleeping, someone broke into my house and stole my …. rob – robbed What happened?  Someone robbed the bank while I was there.  While I was at the bank, someone robbed it.

17. What happened?  She got a shock while she was turning on her computer.  While she was turning on her computer, she got a shock. get - got What happened?  She got an electric shock while she was plugging in the toaster.  While she was plugging in the toaster, she got an electric shock.

18. What happened?  He got a flat tire while he was riding his bicycle.  His bicycle got a flat tire while he was riding it. get - got What happened?  They got a flat tire while they were driving.  While they were driving, they got a flat tire.  Their car got a flat tire while they were driving.