Question

Write the sentences with the past simple or past
continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1 While Matthew (have) a walk, he (meet) an old
school friend.
2 Katie and Lauren (play) video games when I (arrive)
at the house.
3 Just when I (start) to fall asleep, my phone (ring).
4 We (have) the idea for the blog while we (watch) a
documentary on YouTube.

Answer 1

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

1. While Matthew was having a walk, he met an old school friend.
2. Katie and Lauren were playing video games when I arrived at the house.
3. Just when I was starting to fall asleep, my phone rang.
4. We had the idea for the blog while we were watching a documentary on YouTube.

¿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

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