Accidents and Injuries

Chapter 9 – Using past progressive and simple past tenses

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.

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.

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.

What happened? He crashed into a wall while he was rollerblading While he was rollerblading, he crashed into a wall.

crash - crashedWhat happened? He crashed into another boat while he was boating.While he was boating, he crashed into another boat.

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.

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.

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.

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.

What happened? He stepped on some gum while he was walking. While he was walking, he stepped on some gum.

step - steppedWhat happened? He stepped in a can of paint while he was working. While he was working, he stepped in a can of paint.

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 spiltWhat 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.

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.

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.

What happened? He fell off his horse while he was riding it. While he was riding his horse, he fell off it.

fell – fallWhat happened? He fell down while he was skateboarding. While he was skateboarding, he fell down.

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.

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.

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 - gotWhat 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.

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 - gotWhat 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.