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WHEN or WHILE?

Use WHEN with simple present or simple past.
Use WHILE with present progressive, or past progressive.

The Cat, the Mouse and the Bird. A Sad Story...
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1) The mouse was running across the room ____ the cat saw it.
when
while
2) ____ the cat saw the mouse, he started chasing it.
When
While
3) ___the little mouse was running across the room, she saw the cat!
When
While
4) The poor mouse panicked ____ she saw the cat.
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5) ___ the mouse panicked, she began to run faster.
When
While
6) The cat also ran faster____ he saw the mouse go faster.
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while
7) ___ the cat and mouse were running across the room, a bird flew in the window.
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While
8) ____ the bird flew in the window, the cat jumped at the bird.
When
While
9) ____ the cat was still flying through the air to catch the bird, the bird flew out the window.
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While
10) The lucky mouse ran away ___ the cat was trying to catch the bird.
when
while
The mouse was lucky, the bird was lucky and the poor cat was still hungry...

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