Practica completar oraciones para distinguir entre el Past Simple (pasado simple) y el Past Progressive (pasado continuo). Identifica cuándo una acción corta interrumpe una acción continua y cuándo la acción ocurre en segundo plano. Adecuado para estudiantes de inglés.
She ___ (cook) dinner when I called.
was cooking — Pasado continuo: una acción larga que fue interrumpida por una acción corta (called)
I ___ (call) her while she was cooking.
called — Pasado simple: la acción corta que interrumpió la acción continua
They ___ (watch) TV when the lights went out.
were watching — Pasado continuo: el fondo para la acción corta
The lights ___ (go) out suddenly.
went — Pasado simple: una acción corta y repentina
While we ___ (walk) home, it started to rain.
were walking — Pasado continuo: acción de fondo
It ___ (start) to rain while we were walking.
started — Pasado simple
He ___ (read) a book all evening yesterday.
was reading — Pasado continuo: una acción que duró un tiempo
Last night I ___ (finish) my homework at 9.
finished — Pasado simple: una acción completada en un momento específico
What ___ you ___ (do) at 8 o'clock last night?
were / doing — Pasado continuo: una acción en progreso en un punto en el tiempo
When the phone rang, she ___ (sleep).
was sleeping — Pasado continuo: el fondo cuando ocurrió la acción corta
The phone ___ (ring) while she was sleeping.
rang — Pasado simple
We ___ (play) football when it began to snow.
were playing — Pasado continuo
I ___ (see) him yesterday at the mall.
saw — Pasado simple: un hecho completado en el pasado
While the teacher ___ (explain), the students listened.
was explaining — Pasado continuo: una acción continua en segundo plano
The students ___ (listen) carefully.
listened — Pasado simple
At 7 a.m. yesterday I ___ (drive) to work.
was driving — Pasado continuo: una acción en progreso a una hora específica
She ___ (wash) the dishes when the guests arrived.
was washing — Pasado continuo
The guests ___ (arrive) early.
arrived — Pasado simple
He ___ (not / listen) when I spoke to him.
was not listening — Pasado continuo en negativo
I ___ (not / hear) the alarm this morning.
did not hear — Pasado simple en negativo
While they ___ (travel), they met an old friend.
were travelling — Pasado continuo
They ___ (meet) an old friend during the trip.
met — Pasado simple
The baby ___ (cry) all night long.
was crying — Pasado continuo: una acción que duró mucho tiempo
Yesterday she ___ (visit) her grandmother.
visited — Pasado simple
What ___ you ___ (wear) when I saw you?
were / wearing — Pasado continuo
I ___ (lose) my keys last week.
lost — Pasado simple
The sun ___ (shine) while we were at the beach.
was shining — Pasado continuo: fondo
We ___ (build) a sandcastle on the beach.
built — Pasado simple
He fell while he ___ (run) in the park.
was running — Pasado continuo: una acción que fue interrumpida
He ___ (fall) and hurt his knee.
fell — Pasado simple
While I ___ (study), my brother played music.
was studying — Pasado continuo (dos acciones paralelas)
My brother ___ (play) music while I was studying.
was playing — Pasado continuo: acción paralela continua
She ___ (write) emails all morning.
was writing — Pasado continuo
At noon yesterday we ___ (have) lunch.
were having — Pasado continuo: una acción en progreso en un momento específico
I ___ (open) the door and went outside.
opened — Pasado simple: secuencia de acciones cortas
When we arrived, they ___ (wait) for us.
were waiting — Pasado continuo: una acción ya en progreso
It ___ (rain) when I left the house.
was raining — Pasado continuo: estado de fondo
I ___ (forget) to lock the door yesterday.
forgot — Pasado simple