1. Read the following passage.
• Arul celebrated his birthday with his
friends.
• The party started at 7.00 am.
• Devi came at 7.30 am.
• When she entered the house, Rani was
playing the guitar,
• His friends were singing and dancing.

2. BIRTHDAY PARTY
ARUL

3. BIRTHDAY PARTY
• What was Rani doing
when devi entered his
house ?
• Rani was playing the
guitar.

4. BIRTHDAY PARTY
What were the other
friends doing when
devi came in ?
His friends were
singing and dancing.

5. BIRTHDAY PARTY
When Devi entered the house Rani and her friends were
Singing an dancing.

6. Frame the correct sentences :
A
B
I came out at night
He was watching
the teacher came
TV
into the class
The stars were twinkling
When+ I went home
+ The train was leaving
I visited my friend
They were making some
She reached the
noise
railway station
My mother was cooking

7. Complete the following dialogue using ‘when’
vinoth:Raju,What were you doing?
The phone rang 3 or 4 times.
Raju:I was bathing when you phoned.

8. Complete the following dialogue using ‘when’
• Mother: What were you doing? I kept
knocking at the door.
I was praying when you knocked at the door.

9. Complete the following dialogue using ‘when’
• Police: what were you doing last night? After
all, the thief came in through the front door.
• I was watching TV when they came in.

10. Complete the following dialogue
using ‘when’
• Teacher: Ravi, what were you doing in the
class? I explained the grammatical item for
half an hour.
• Ravi: Sorry, sir! I was doing my homework,
when you explained the grammatical item.

11. Frame sentences using ‘when’
• Robert waited for the bus. Then his
friends came by in a car.
• Robert was waiting for the bus when
his friends came by in a car.

12. Frame sentences using ‘when’
• Murugan walked up and down on the
platform. Then the train came.
• Murugan was walking up and down the
platform when the train came.

13. Frame sentences using ‘when’
• Kannan worked in the garden for
several hours. Then it began to rain.
• Kannan was working in the garden for
several hours when it began to rain.

14. Frame sentences using ‘when’
• The people shouted slogans for hours.
Then the police arrived.
• The people were shouting slogans for
hours when the police arrived.

15. Teacher: M.G.Ganesan
School: Vallalar Govt. Hr.Sec. School,
Kandamangalam,
Villupuram Dt.