Past Continuous

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Past Continuous

Referencia gramatical

Forma Ejemplo
Formawas/were + verbo-ingI was working. They were playing.
UsoAcción en progreso en el pasadoAt 8pm I was watching TV.
FondoDescripción de escena pasadaIt was raining, the wind was blowing.
InterrupciónAcción larga + cortaI was cooking when the phone rang.
SimultáneoDos acciones largasWhile I was reading, she was writing.
Palabras clavewhile + continuo / when + simpleWhile I slept, she worked. / I slept when she left.
EstativosNo continuo: know, love, see, etc.I knew the answer. (NOT was knowing)

Past Continuous — Ejercicios

Elige la opción correcta

Selecciona la forma correcta del past continuous o past simple según el contexto.

  1. I _____ TV when you called.
    (was watching / watched / were watching) 
  2. They _____ football yesterday.
    (was playing / were playing / play) 
  3. What _____ you _____ at 8pm?
    (were doing / did do / was doing) 
  4. She _____ when the bell rang.
    (sleep / was sleeping / were sleeping) 
  5. While I _____, my phone rang.
    (cooked / was cooking / were cooking) 
  6. It _____ heavily this morning.
    (was raining / rained / were raining) 
  7. We _____ very happy at the party.
    (was feeling / were feeling / felt) 
  8. He _____ to me when I left.
    (wasn't talking / didn't talking / weren't talking) 

Completa con past continuous

Escribe la forma correcta del verbo en past continuous.

  1. I (study) when she arrived.
  2. They (not / listen) to the teacher.
  3. What (you / do)?
  4. The kids (play) in the garden.
  5. She (sleep) at 11pm.

Past Continuous — Respuestas

Elige la opción correcta

  1. was watching
  2. were playing
  3. were doing
  4. was sleeping
  5. was cooking
  6. was raining
  7. were feeling
  8. wasn't talking

Completa con past continuous

  1. was studying
  2. weren't listening
  3. were you doing
  4. were playing
  5. was sleeping