Assun suggested us to write five sentences combining Present Simple with Present Continuous to get a better mark in english, here they are:
Present Simple+Present Simple:
1. The King George started the speech when his brother laughed at him.
2. King's woman listened to her husband when he spoke.
3. King's woman got happy when her husband finished the speech.
4. King's brother left the throne when he got married.
5. King's speech therapist left the "castle" when the king finished the speech.
Present Continuous+Present Continuous:
1. The king finished speaking while his women was going to embrace him.
2. King's brother was sitting on the sofa while the king was speaking.
3. The king was crying while his father was dying.
4. King's women was reading to her daughters while they were playing.
5. King's speech therapist did silly things while the king was speaking.
Present Simple+Present Continuous:
1. The king stopped talking while his women started applauding.
2. Speech therapist started getting depressed when the king decided to left the therapy.
3. King's daughters stopped playing when their father came in.
4. While king finished speaking, his daughters were running to embrace him.
5. While king's brother was on the sofa watching TV the king was talking.
Very good sentences, Bea! But remember these tenses are PAST SIMPLE and PAST CONTINUOUS!
ResponderEliminarApart from that, I can see that you understand perfectly well the difference between both tenses. There is only one thing you don't seem to understand... in the third section (past continuous + past continuous)there are some verbs that are not past continuous (stopped talking; started applauding started getting; stopped playing; finished speaking). They are verbs followed by gerunds. Anyway, you did a good job.
Now let's have a look at the mistakes:
1)"King's woman". Incorrect word and definite article is needed. --- "The king's wife".
2)"King's brother"; "King's speech therapist"... Article is needed.
Please, do the corrections.