Question

3. Complete with the correct form. Use past simple or past continuous.

- We were sitting at the breakfast table when the doorbell _____ (ring)
- He met a lof of friendly people while he __________ (work) in California.
- When they ______ (leave) the museum, the su was shining.
- The students _______ (play) cards when the teacher came in.
- He was taking a shower, when his dogs ______ (open) the door.

Answer 1

Respuesta:

- We were sitting at the breakfast table when the doorbell ___rang__ (ring)

- He met a lof of friendly people while he ______was working____ (work) in California.

- When they ___left___ (leave) the museum, the sun was shining.

- The students __were playing_____ (play) cards when the teacher came in.

- He was taking a shower, when his dogs ___opened___ (open) the door.

Explicación:

Answer 2

Para completar las oraciones se deben colocar los verbos en past simple o past continuous, de la siguiente manera:

1. We were sitting at the breakfast table when the doorbell rang.
2. He met a lot of friendly people while he was working in California.
3. When they left the museum, the sun was shining.
4. The students were playing cards when the teacher came in.
5. He was taking a shower, when his dogs opened the door.

¿Para qué se usa el past continuous?

Se utiliza para hablar de una acción que ocurrió en el pasado y continúo durante cierto periodo de tiempo. Se debe utilizar el verbo “to be” para construir este tiempo verbal. Las oraciones afirmativas tienen la siguiente estructura dependiendo del sujeto de la oración:

• Sujeto (I, he, she, it) + was + verbo en ing + complemento
• Sujeto (you, we, they) + were + verbo en ing + complemento

Aprende más sobre el pasado continuo (past continuous) aquí: https://brainly.lat/tarea/14665739