Ćwiczenie uzupełniania zdań, aby rozróżnić Past Simple (czas przeszły prosty) od Past Progressive (czas przeszły ciągły). Zidentyfikuj, kiedy krótka czynność przerywa dłuższą czynność i kiedy czynność dzieje się w tle. Odpowiednie dla uczących się angielskiego.
She ___ (cook) dinner when I called.
was cooking — Past Progressive: długa czynność przerwana przez krótką czynność (called)
I ___ (call) her while she was cooking.
called — Past Simple: krótka czynność, która przerwała dłuższą czynność
They ___ (watch) TV when the lights went out.
were watching — Past Progressive: tło dla krótkiej czynności
The lights ___ (go) out suddenly.
went — Past Simple: krótka i nagła czynność
While we ___ (walk) home, it started to rain.
were walking — Past Progressive: czynność w tle
It ___ (start) to rain while we were walking.
started — Past Simple
He ___ (read) a book all evening yesterday.
was reading — Past Progressive: czynność, która trwała przez pewien czas
Last night I ___ (finish) my homework at 9.
finished — Past Simple: czynność zakończona w określonym czasie
What ___ you ___ (do) at 8 o'clock last night?
were / doing — Past Progressive: czynność w toku w danym momencie
When the phone rang, she ___ (sleep).
was sleeping — Past Progressive: tło, gdy wydarzyła się krótka czynność
The phone ___ (ring) while she was sleeping.
rang — Past Simple
We ___ (play) football when it began to snow.
were playing — Past Progressive
I ___ (see) him yesterday at the mall.
saw — Past Simple: fakt zakończony w przeszłości
While the teacher ___ (explain), the students listened.
was explaining — Past Progressive: ciągła czynność w tle
The students ___ (listen) carefully.
listened — Past Simple
At 7 a.m. yesterday I ___ (drive) to work.
was driving — Past Progressive: czynność w toku o określonej godzinie
She ___ (wash) the dishes when the guests arrived.
was washing — Past Progressive
The guests ___ (arrive) early.
arrived — Past Simple
He ___ (not / listen) when I spoke to him.
was not listening — Past Progressive w przeczeniu
I ___ (not / hear) the alarm this morning.
did not hear — Past Simple w przeczeniu
While they ___ (travel), they met an old friend.
were travelling — Past Progressive
They ___ (meet) an old friend during the trip.
met — Past Simple
The baby ___ (cry) all night long.
was crying — Past Progressive: czynność, która trwała długo
Yesterday she ___ (visit) her grandmother.
visited — Past Simple
What ___ you ___ (wear) when I saw you?
were / wearing — Past Progressive
I ___ (lose) my keys last week.
lost — Past Simple
The sun ___ (shine) while we were at the beach.
was shining — Past Progressive: tło
We ___ (build) a sandcastle on the beach.
built — Past Simple
He fell while he ___ (run) in the park.
was running — Past Progressive: czynność, która została przerwana
He ___ (fall) and hurt his knee.
fell — Past Simple
While I ___ (study), my brother played music.
was studying — Past Progressive (dwie równoległe czynności)
My brother ___ (play) music while I was studying.
was playing — Past Progressive: równoległa, trwająca czynność
She ___ (write) emails all morning.
was writing — Past Progressive
At noon yesterday we ___ (have) lunch.
were having — Past Progressive: czynność w toku w określonym czasie
I ___ (open) the door and went outside.
opened — Past Simple: sekwencja krótkich czynności
When we arrived, they ___ (wait) for us.
were waiting — Past Progressive: czynność już w toku
It ___ (rain) when I left the house.
was raining — Past Progressive: stan w tle
I ___ (forget) to lock the door yesterday.
forgot — Past Simple