Past Continuous - Universidad Laboral de Málaga

Past Continuous
El Past Continuous se forma con
was / were + gerundio (-ing).
afirmativa
negativa
interrogativa
I was playing
I wasn’t playing
Was I playing?
You were playing
He
She
was playing
It
We were playing
You weren’t playing
He
She
wasn’t playing
It
We weren’t playing
Were you playing?
he
Was she playing?
it
Were we playing?
You were playing
You weren’t playing
Were you playing?
They were playing
They weren’t playing
Were they playing?
(Para consultar las reglas para la construcción del gerundio, puedes consultar el “repaso” del
presente continuo del tema anterior.)
El Past Continuous se utiliza para expresar una acción que
estaba
ocurriendo en un momento concreto del pasado.
No Sir, I was not talking on my
cell phone … I was watching a TV
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show on my iPod …
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Ejercicio 1
¿Qué estaban haciendo estas personas ayer a las 11
de la mañana? Escribe frases afirmativas utilizando el past
continuous.
1.
Tom _______________ (sit) in class.
2.
The baby _______________ (cry).
3.
They_______________ (run).
4.
The boy _______________ (wait) at the bus stop.
5.
Ejercicio 2
The ladies_______________ (drink) a cup of tea.
Contesta con respuestas largas a las siguientes
preguntas. Cuando la respuesta sea “no” escribe la respuesta correcta.
1.
Was Danny studying English last night?
___No, Danny wasn’t studying English last night.____
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Were Paul and Emma dancing last night?
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___He was watching TV._______________________
3.
Was Christine swimming yesterday?
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4.
Was Mrs. White playing tennis yesterday?
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5.
Was Mrs. Brown teaching History?
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Ejercicio 3
Escribe preguntas tipo Yes/No para las siguientes
repuestas.
1. __Were you waiting on the corner?________________________
2.
3.
4.
1
repasar
ensayar
3
obra de teatro
2
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5.
Yes, I was. I was waiting on the corner.
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Yes, the children were sleeping when you phoned.
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Yes, he was. Alan was speaking to his new girlfriend when I saw him.
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No, I wasn’t watching TV. I was revising 1 the English vocab.
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No, they weren’t arguing. They were rehearsing2 for the school play3.
Ejercicio 4
Escribe preguntas con partícula interrogativa para
estas respuestas. Recuerda que debes usar el past continuous.
1. _______________________________________?
The dog was sleeping on her bed.
2. _______________________________________?
The children were playing basketball.
3. _______________________________________?
We were going to the cinema.
4. _______________________________________?
She was crying last night.
5. _______________________________________?
The plumber4 was fixing the tap5.
Ejercicio 5
Traduce estas oraciones al inglés.
4
5
fontanero
grifo
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1. Ayer, a las siete de la tarde, yo estaba jugando al fútbol.
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2. Mi madre estuvo trabajando todo el día.
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3. Ricardo no estaba haciendo sus deberes cuando le llamé.
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4. ¿Estabas escuchando música?
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5. ¿Por qué estaba Lisa llorando anoche?
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