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Past Simple & Continuous

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Past Simple & Continuous

Referencia gramatical

Forma Ejemplo
Escenario/fondopast continuousIt was raining. People were walking.
Eventos de la tramapast simpleSuddenly a car stopped.
when+ evento corto (simple)She was reading when the lights went out.
while+ acción en curso (continuous)While she was sleeping, he cooked dinner.
Verbos estáticossin continuo → past simpleI knew the answer. (NOT I was knowing)

Past Simple & Continuous — Ejercicios

Past Simple o Past Continuous?

Elige la opción correcta.

  1. While we waited / were waiting at the departure lounge, they announced a delay.
    (were waiting / waited) 
  2. When the referee blew / was blowing the whistle, the spectators cheered.
    (blew / was blowing) 
  3. She uploaded / was uploading photos when the app crashed.
    (was uploading / uploaded) 
  4. The team trained / was training every day until the championship.
    (trained / was training) 
  5. I took notes / was taking notes throughout the whole lecture.
    (took notes / was taking notes) 
  6. While she explored / was exploring the wildlife reserve, she spotted a rare bird.
    (was exploring / explored) 
  7. He set off / was setting off early and arrived before noon.
    (set off / was setting off) 
  8. The pollution levels rose / were rising steadily throughout that decade.
    (were rising / rose) 

Completa con el tiempo pasado correcto

Usa Past Simple o Past Continuous del verbo entre paréntesis.

  1. While the athletes (warm up), the coach (arrive).
  2. The tourist (get) lost while she (look for) the accommodation.
  3. When I (check) my screen time, I (not believe) it.
  4. The students (hand in) their assignments just before the deadline (pass).
  5. While scientists (investigate) the habitat, they (discover) a new species.

Corrige los errores

Encuentra y corrige el error en cada frase.

  1. I was having a great time while I travelled abroad last summer.
  2. While the referee was blew the whistle, everyone stopped.
  3. She was knowing the answer but didn't say anything.
  4. When I was a student, I used to get up at 6am and was going to the gym.
  5. He set off when it was raining, so he got completely wet.

Reescribe usando when o while

Combina las dos ideas usando when o while. Puede haber más de una respuesta correcta.

  1. She was checking in. The fire alarm went off.
  2. I looked out of the window. I saw a stunning wildlife reserve.
  3. They were downloading the app. The internet went down.
  4. The spectators were cheering. The athlete crossed the finish line.
  5. I was revising for my deadline. My flatmate came in and started talking.

Past Simple & Continuous — Respuestas

Past Simple o Past Continuous?

  1. were waiting
  2. blew
  3. was uploading
  4. trained
  5. took notes
  6. was exploring
  7. set off
  8. were rising

Completa con el tiempo pasado correcto

  1. were warming up
  2. got
  3. checked
  4. handed in
  5. were investigating

Corrige los errores

  1. I had a great time while I was travelling abroad last summer
  2. When the referee blew the whistle