Grammar 1
Past simple and past continuous
Look again at Grammar database 5 on page 148 before doing these exercises.
Correct the words or phrases in bold.
Mary walked to the window when she was hearing the strange noise.
12 John read his science fiction book when Matt called.
3 I was talking on the phone when Jenny was arriving.
+ Michael was walking when the man was jumping in front of him.
The detective asked what Simon did from 5pm to 6pm.
The man was coming through the window as Jill was sleeping.
Mark wrote in his diary when Helen called.
Sarah fell and hurt her arm while she ran down the street.​

1. check-in with your doctor and insurance carrier. double check and make sure that you have all of the proper vaccinations and that you have renewed all essential prescriptions. also, ask you medical insurance provider if your policy applies overseas for emergencies. if it doesn’t, and you want to add extra coverage, consider supplemental insurance.

2. bring copies of your passport. if your passport gets stolen or lost you want to be sure that you can still get back into the country, or be able to prove your citizenship.

3. leave a copy of your passport. for extra backup, leave a copy of your passport at home or with someone you trust. consider making an electronic copy you can store in your email account as well.

4. register with your embassy. if there’s a problem in the country, this will make it easier for your government to contact you and get you to safety.

5. look up the monetary conversion before you go. finding out that one danish krone is equal to just 19 cents … bad surprise. make sure you do your math before you travel to get a sense of where the conversion rate is at.

My classroom isn't very big and it is not light at all. I would like to have three big windows in it, so the class looks larger and much lighter. I would also like to have blinds on the windows, so when the sun shines we can still see what is written on the blackboard. I would like to have an air conditioner in the class, so when it is hot outside, it is still confortable inside. I would also like to have a TV set with DVD player in the class, so we can watch some educational films all together.