Complete the following sentences with the correct form (Past Simple or Past Continuous).
1. A: What (you, do) you did ___________________ when you heard that noise? B: I (try) ___________________ to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
2. After I (find) ___________________ the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately)___________________ to the police and (turn) ___________________ it in.
3. The doctor (say) ___________________ that Brian (be) _________________ too weak to go to work and that he (need) ___________________ to stay at home for a couple of days.
4. My best friend (arrive) ___________________ at my house a little before 9:00 pm, but I (be, not) ___________________ there. I (study) ___________________ at the library for my final examination in Italian.
5. John is in the living room working on his computer. At this time yesterday, he (work, also) ___________________ on his computer. That's all he ever does!
6. I (call) ___________________ you last night after dinner, but you (be, not)___________________ there. Where were you? B: I (work) ___________________ out at the gym.
Respuestas
1. A: What (you, do) you did _YOU DO__ when you heard that noise? B: I (try) _WAS TRYING_ to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
2. After I (find) _FOUND__ the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately)___WENT_ to the police and (turn) TURNED_____ it in.
3. The doctor (say) _SAID__ that Brian (be) _WAS____ too weak to go to work and that he (need) ___NEEDED- to stay at home for a couple of days.
4. My best friend (arrive) _ARRIVED___ at my house a little before 9:00 pm, but I (be, not) _WAS NOT___ there. I (study) WAS STUDYING_ at the library for my final examination in Italian.
5. John is in the living room working on his computer. At this time yesterday, he (work, also) _WAS ALSO WORKING__ on his computer. That's all he ever does!
6. I (call) _CALLED____ you last night after dinner, but you (be, not)__WERE NOT____ there. Where were you? B: I (work) _WAS WORKING___ out
Para completar las oraciones se deben colocar los verbos en los paréntesis en past simple o past continuous, de la siguiente manera:
1. A: What did you do when you heard that noise?
B: I tried to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
2. After I found the wallet full of money, I went immediately to the police and turned it in.
3. The doctor said that Brian was too weak to go to work and that he needed to stay at home for a couple of days.
4. My best friend arrived at my house a little before 9:00 pm, but I wasn't there. I was studying at the library for my final examination in Italian.
5. John is in the living room working on his computer. At this time yesterday, he was also working on his computer. That's all he ever does!
6. I called you last night after dinner, but you weren't there. Where were you? B: I was working out at the gym.
¿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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