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1) Have you ever seen a house burning up? No haven't 2) Do you know someone whose house burned out? What difficulties did the house owner face because of that? Ne Iden't I they have and 3) Do you think that a house burning is the 1) I was playing videogames when I heard worst thing that can happen to a family? people screaming." A long action (play Why (not)? I don't think videogames) was taking place in the past when a short action (hear people screaming) The long action is expressed with 4) What can we do to avoid it? the verb to be in the past (was / were) + a verb Regular in the -ing form. The short action is expressed with the past simple. Complete the sentences below: A. Mark studying when the phone [study / ring] B. Victoria 52 was having we when 52 arrived [arrive 2) The boy wants to be strong and brave like / have ] T the firemen. He wants to be as strong and C. Mom was some carrots brave as the fireman. Complete with when she cut her finger. comparison of equality: [slice / cut] 1. A TV is as expensive D. Gerald and Philip were returning a computer. [expensive] from work when the car 2. My sister is stulborn into a wall. [return / crash] a mule. [stubborn] E. The kids were playing 3. Snow White was as white outside when the storm started snow. [white] [to play / to start] 4. Physics is 8 difficult 8 F. I was sleeping when math in my opinion. [difficult] the dog ron away. 5. John is dumb as a [sleep / run] dummy. [dumb] 3) Complete with the comparative of equality in the affirmative or negative (A bike is not as expensive as a car.) in order to make sense: 1. Mary is not toll Tom: he is 4 feet and she is 3 foot 10. [tall] 2. Clara's mother is her role model. She wants to be 8 her mother when she grows up. [intelligent] 3. Let's buy the radio at that other store, because it is not expensive it is here. [expensive] 4. This pair of pants is not 8 block that one because that one is newer. [black]