•”When old woman was on the street with her grand son, two purse-snatchers came near to her”.•“While the purse-snatchers were pulling the bag of old woman, she was spraying pepper gas”.

An eye-witness

•“The woman at the right side of the gate was sitting on the bank when the robbers entered”.

•“While robbers were holding their guns towards the clerk, she was looking at in surprise”.

Bank manager

•When the kidnappers stopped her, the woman was driving her car

•While the woman were shouting, the kidnappers were pulling her arms to take her to the car.

An eye-witness

Hands up, I’ve got a burger

Last Tuesday, a man armed with just hot hamburger in a bag stole 100.000 TL. from Garanti Bank in Ankara. It was 14:00 o’clock. When the event happened, the bank was crowded. One of the bankers was giving money to a customer while other was arguing with another customer. One of the safety guards went out to control the ATM. A pregnant woman was reading a book on the chair in the bank. The other safety guard helped a woman to take a number. A woman in red skirt was controlling her number while she was chatting with another woman. The robber came to the bank at about 14:02 and the bag was in his hand. He wanted 100.000 TL from the banker. The banker was looking at him in surprise. The robber said that he would bomb the bag when the banker did not accept giving the money. The banker said that she felt a bad smell of hamburger coming from the bag. Even so, she handed the money to the man. He dropped the bag with the hamburger, while he was running out of the bank. There was a car and another man waiting for him outside………..

Add the following sentences to the news story.

a….. while he was running out of the bank

b…..when the banker did not accept giving the money

c…..when the event happened, the bank was crowded

d……while other was arguing with another customer

e…..while she was chatting with another woman

Short vs. Long Duration Short vs. Long Duration

WHEN WHILE

at that time through out / during that time

  When you called, he was watching his baby.

While he was talking on the phone, he was describing his newborn.

  When you called, he picked up his cell phone.

While he was talking on the phone, the baby slept.

                              A short action interrupts a another activity.

                              Two activities are going on at the same time.