Complete the following sentences using as, when or while.

1. The telephone rang ………………. I am having a bath.

a) as
b) when

2. …………………. you were reading the paper, I was working.

a) as
b) when
c) while

3. Dad cooked supper ……………….. mom watched TV.

a) as
b) when
c) while

4. ………………….. I was a child, we lived in Kerala.

a) as
b) when
c) while

5. His parents died ………………….. he was a child.

a) as
b) when
c) while

6. …………………. I get older, I get more anxious.

a) as
b) when
c) while

7. ………………….. he was returning from the field, he was bitten by a snake.

a) as
b) when
c) while

8. ………………….. he was in Germany, he made friends with a musician.

a) As
b) While
c) Either could be used here

Answers

1. The telephone rang when I am having a bath.

2. While you were reading the paper, I was working.

3. Dad cooked supper while mom watched TV.

4. When I was a child, we lived in Kerala.

5. His parents died when he was a child.

6. As I get older, I get more anxious.

7. When/as / while he was returning from the field, he was bitten by a snake.

8. When he was in Germany, he made friends with a musician.