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usa la respuesta de Frank, que es grandiosa, ni me gasto en poner algo

I was thinking about going to Brazil

I was looking for a job

She was reading a book

She was listening to music

He was cooking

He was eating pizza

I was playing chess

I was playing cards

My brother was using the computer

My sister was crying

My grandmother was sleeping

It was raining

He was playing videogames

He was watching a football match

I was telling a joke

I was smiling

He was trying to play better

Primer ejercicion: participios

Cutting

Thinking

Washing

Wearing

Breaking

Coming

Going

doing

Sit

Segundo ejercicio: Frases

1. I was reading a magazine when it started to rain.

2. Some friends arrived while we were watching television.

3. He was cooking dinner when he received a text message from his girlfriend.

4. They were playing football when the storm began.

5. What were you doing at 3 pm yesterday?

6. Were you studying when I rang you last night?

7. He couldn´t sleep because the baby was crying.

8. She arrived as the train was leaving the station.

9. The children listened while the teacher was explaining the answers.

10. I was listening to the radio when I received your email.

El pasado continuo

Aqui vamos a contrastar el pasado continuo con el pasado simple al final encontrarás ejercicios con las respuestas para practicar.

Se usa el pasado continuo:

Para hablar sobre una acción no terminada en un punto del pasado

He was playing football at half past four yesterday. (El estaba jugando fútbol a las cuatro y media ayer).

Para hablar de 2 acciones -una siendo más larga que la otra que interumpe la acción anterior

I was cooking when the doorbell rang. (Estaba cocinando cuando alguien llamó a la puerta).

Hay que recordar que se puede usar when + pasado simple para hablar de 2 acciones consecutivas en el pasado:

I bought my ticket when the train arrived. (Compré mi billete cuando el tren llego).

Cuando se usa la palabra while (mientras) normalmente se usa el pasado continuo.

I listened to the news while I was driving. (Escuché las noticias mientras estaba conduciendo).

Important:

There are some verbs that can´t be used in the continuous form in English. Here´s a short list:

believe

hear

see

sound

understand

want

like

Como se forma el pasado continuo

Pasado continuo afirmativo:

Subject + was/were + present participle (verbo+ing)

I+ was + reading. (Estaba leyendo)

Pasado continuo negativo:

Subject + wasn´t/weren´t + present participle

I wasn´t reading. (No estaba leyendo).

Pasado continuo interrogativo

Questions was/were + subject + present participle

Were you reading? (¿Estabas leyendo?)

Spelling Tips

To make the present participle add ‘ing’ : Finish --> finishing

If the verb ends in one vowel and one consonant you need to double the consonant:

Stop --> stopping

If the verb ends in ‘e’ remove the ‘e’ before adding ‘ing’ : Take --> taking

Ejercicios

Practise making the present participle with these infinitives: cut, think, wash, wear, break, come, go, do, sit - click here for the correct answers

Have a go at this exercise to practise using the past simple and continuous then click here for the correct answers

I ................(read) a magazine when it ................(start) to rain.

Some friends ……………..(arrive) while we …………….(watch) television.

He …………….(cook) dinner when he ………….. (receive) a text message from his girlfriend.

They …………….(play) football when the storm …………….(begin).

What ……………………..(you/do) yesterday at 3 pm?

………………(you/study) when I ………………..(ring) you last night?

He …………….(can) sleep because the baby …………..(cry).

She……………(arrive) as the train was ……………….(leave) the station.

The children ………..(listen) while the teacher ………..(explain) the answers.

I…………….(listen) to the radio when I…………..(receive) your email.

espero que esto te ayude frank desde EUA.