Question

Basándote en la gramática del temario, coloca en los espacios en blanco la FORMA CORRECTA (Pasado Continuo o Pasado Simple) de los verbos indicados entre paréntesis. Verifica luego las respuestas correctas ...

1) I _______ (drive) in England when I suddenly _______ (realize) I was on the wrong side of the road.
2) Helen _______ (live) with her grandparents when she _______ (enter) high school.

3) I _______ (make) dinner last night when the phone _______ (ring).

4) Milly and Fred _______ (work) in a restaurant in Toronto when they _______ (meet).

5) Several years ago, I _______ (have) problems with math, so I _______ (have) to find a tutor.

6) We _______ (live) in a tiny apartment when our first child _______ (be) born.

7) My wife and I ______ (watch) TV when the power soon ______ (go) out.

8) My boss always _______ (wear) a gray raincoat and _______ (carry) an umbrella when he walked to the office.

9) He _______ (have) a bath when the phone rang.
Very unwillingly he _______ (get) out of the bath and _______ (go) to answer it.
10) Her mother often _______ (tell) Olivia that she _______ (spend) too much money on cosmetics, but she never ________ (listen).

11) The boys _______ (play) cards when they _______ (hear) their father's step. They immediately _______ (hide) the cards and _______ (take) out their lesson books.

12) When I came in they _______ (sit) round the fire.
Mr. Pitt _______ (do) a crossword puzzle, Mrs. Pitt _______ (knit), the others _______ (read).
Mrs. Pitt _______ (smile) at me and _______ (say), "Hello. Please, come and sit down".

Answer 1

Respuesta:

1) I was driving (drive) in England when I suddenly realized(realize) I was on the wrong side of the road.

2) Helen was living (live) with her grandparents when she entered (enter) high school.

3) I was making (make) dinner last night when the phone rang (ring).

4) Milly and Fred were working (work) in a restaurant in Toronto when they met (meet).

5) Several years ago, I was having (have) problems with math, so I had (have) to find a tutor.

6) We were living (live) in a tiny apartment when our first child was (be) born.

7) My wife and I were watching (watch) TV when the power soon went (go) out.

8) My boss always was wearing (wear) a gray raincoat and carried (carry) an umbrella when he walked to the office.

9) He was having (have) a bath when the phone rang.

Very unwillingly he was getting (get) out of the bath and went (go) to answer it.

10) Her mother often told (tell) Olivia that she was spending (spend) too much money on cosmetics, but she never listened (listen).

11) The boys were playing(play) cards when they heard (hear) their father's step. They immediately hid (hide) the cards and took (take) out their lesson books.

12) When I came in they sat (sit) round the fire.

Mr. Pitt was doing (do) a crossword puzzle, Mrs. Pitt knitted (knit), the others were reading(read).

Mrs. Pitt smiled(smile) at me and said (say), "Hello. Please, come and sit down".