Respuestas
I met my new employer when we were travelling from Australia. / Conocí a mi nuevo empleador cuando estábamos viajando desde Australia.
They were improving the service. / Estaban mejorando el servicio.
He was trying to change their mind. / Estaba intentando que cambiaran de opinion.
He wasn’t paying enough. / Él no estaba pagando lo suficiente.
We were looking for new restaurants. / Estábamos buscando nuevos restaurants.
Was he telling the truth? / ¿Estaba diciendo la verdad?
He wasn’t thinking straight. / No estaba pensando claramente.
It was raining so I decided to stay home. / Estaba lloviendo así que decidí quedarme en casa.
We weren’t trying to break it. / No estábamos intentado romperlo.
We were talking but she had to hang up. / Estábamos hablando pero ella tuvo que cortar.
We were still finishing dessert when they brought the bill. / Todavía estábamos terminando el postre cuando trajeron la cuenta.
Was he behaving well? / ¿Se estaba comportando bien?
I bought this painting when we were visiting Florida. / Compré esta pintura cuando estábamos visitando Florida.
We were not looking for anything special. / No estábamos buscando nada especial.
We were watching a movie, that’s why I didn’t pick up the phone. / Estábamos viendo una película, por eso no atendí el teléfono.
We were beginning to lose hope but we found a solution. / Habíamos empezado a perder la fe, pero encontramos una solución.
I was looking for my keys. / Estaba buscando mis llaves.
We were not getting to an agreement. / No estábamos llegando a un acuerdo.
We were paying too much for the service. / Estábamos pagando demasiado por el servicio.
Were they having fun? / ¿Se estaban divirtiendo?
He was making new friends but he had to go to another school. / Estaba haciendo nuevos amigos pero tuvo que ir a otra escuela.
I was only learning to cook back then, I wasn’t a professional cook yet. / Sólo estaba aprendiendo a cocinar en esa época, todavía no era un cocinero profesional.
We were walking in the park. / Estábamos caminando por el parquet.
We were enjoying the party. / Estábamos disfrutando de la fiesta.
He was tasking the wines when I arrived. / Él estaba provando los vinos cuando llegué.
I wasn’t touching anything. / No estaba tocando nada.
They were practicing violin. / Estaban practicando violín.
I was working in a small company when my current boss offered to hire me. / Estaba trabajando en una pequeña empresa cuando mi jefe actual ofreció contratarme.
They were talking for hours. / Estuvieron hablando durante horas.
He was helping me with the car. / Él estaba ayudándome con el coche.
They were watching a horror movie. / Estaban mirando una película de terror.
I was looking for my dog. / Estaba buscando a mi perro.
Schientist were struggling with the problem /Los científicos estaban lidiando con el problema.
The children were playing in the pool / Los niños estaban jugando en la piscina.
Were you watching a movie? / ¿Estaban mirando una película?
Was he doing something useful? / ¿Estaba haciendo algo útil?
They were not getting near the answer. / No se estaban acercando a la respuesta.
He was already becoming a famous doctor in his twenties. / Ya se estaba convirtiendo en un medico famoso a los veinte años.
She was not cooking for the party. / No estaba cocinando para la fiesta.
Was the printer working this morning? / ¿Estaba funcionando la impresora esta mañana?
He was dating Sally for years. / Estuvo saliendo con Sally durante años.
He wasn’t helping. / No estaba ayudando.
Were you studying for the test? / ¿Estabas estudiando para el examen?
He was teaching a new game to his friends / Estaba enseñando un nuevo juego a sus amigos.
I wasn’t drinking enough water. / No estaba bebiendo suficiente agua.
He wasn’t worrying at all. / No se estaba preocupando para nada.
Were they asking for me? / ¿Estaban preguntando por mí?
I wasn’t hearing anything. / No estaba oyendo nada.
Things were changing very fast. / Las cosas estaban cambiando muy rápido.
Respuesta:
1. I was travelling all day and I arrived a bit late last night.
(Estuve viajando todo el día y llegué un poco tarde anoche)
2. I was wondering if I could use the washing machine for my clothes.
(Me preguntaba si podría utilizar la lavadora para mi ropa)
3. My sister was taking care of me at that time.
(Mi hermana cuidaba de mí en aquella época)
4. I was walking home when I saw her.
(Iba caminando a casa cuando la vi)
5. Peter was watching television when he was sent a message.
(Peter estaba viendo la televisión cuando le mandaron un mensaje)
6. They were waiting for you all the morning.
(Estuvieron esperándote toda la mañana).
7. This is what the press in France was writing yesterday.
(Esto es lo que la prensa estaba escribiendo en Francia ayer)
8. He was sending a message to his boss yesterday afternoon.
(Estaba enviándole un mensaje a su jefe ayer por la tarde)
9. While I was sleeping I dreamt someone was telling me "Tom is coming".
(Mientras estaba durmiendo soñé que alguien me alguien me decía "Tom viene")
10. She was wearing a mask to protect her face.
(Ella llevaba una máscara para protegerse la cara)
11. He was standing next to me.
[El estaba (de pie) a mi lado]
12. I was expecting you to answer.
(Estuve esperando que respondieras)
13. He was sending her love letters saying she was the only woman she really loved.
[El estuvo enviándole cartas (a ella) diciendo que (ella) era la única mujer que amaba]
14. We were meeting in Manchester in those days.
(Quedabamos en Manchester en aquella época/ aquellos días)
15. They were talking about it on the news.
(Estaban hablando de ello en las noticias)
16. We were wondering what to do with the money.
(Nos preguntábamos que hacer con el dinero)
17. Children were running out of their home in Mosul.
(Los niños huían de sus casas en Mosul)
18. We were driving along the highway when we got into a big discussion.
(Íbamos por la autovía cuando empezamos una gran discusión)
19. You were dreaming of me. I'm sure.
(Estabas soñando conmigo. Estoy seguro)
20. They were building our new school when they found an old Roman theatre.
[(Ellos) estaban construyendo nuestra escuela nueva cuando encontraron un antiguo teatro romano]
She was playing basketball yesterday at five o'clock.
(Ella estaba jugando a baloncesto ayer a las cinco)
We were studying hard yesterday afternoon.
(Nosotros estábamos estudiando duro ayer)
They were watching TV when I arrived.
(Ellos estaban viendo la television cuando yo llegué)
The thieves were stealing when the police arrived.
(Los ladrones estaban robando cuando la policía llegó)
They were smoking at the bus stop
(Ellos estaban fumando en la parada del autobús)
6. I waved at him, but he wasn't looking.
(Yo lo saludé, pero el no estaba mirando)
She was wearing her new jacket when I saw her.
(Ella llevaba su chaqueta nueva cuando la vi)
I turned the radio off. Nobody was listening to it.
(Apagué la radio. Nadie la estaba escuchando)
The boys were playing soccer yesterday afternoon.
(Los chicos estaban jugando a fútbol ayer)
I was studying English yesterday afternoon.
(Estuve estudiando inglés ayer por la tarde)
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