Συμπληρώστε τις προτάσεις και μάθετε να ξεχωρίζετε τον Past Simple (απλός αόριστος) από τον Past Progressive (παρατατικός διαρκείας). Δείτε πότε μια σύντομη πράξη διακόπτει μια πράξη που κρατάει και πότε μια πράξη είναι το φόντο.
She ___ (cook) dinner when I called.
was cooking — Past Progressive: μεγάλη πράξη που διακόπηκε από μια σύντομη πράξη (called)
I ___ (call) her while she was cooking.
called — Past Simple: η σύντομη πράξη που διέκοψε την πράξη που κρατούσε
They ___ (watch) TV when the lights went out.
were watching — Past Progressive: φόντο για τη σύντομη πράξη
The lights ___ (go) out suddenly.
went — Past Simple: σύντομη και ξαφνική πράξη
While we ___ (walk) home, it started to rain.
were walking — Past Progressive: πράξη στο φόντο
It ___ (start) to rain while we were walking.
started — Past Simple
He ___ (read) a book all evening yesterday.
was reading — Past Progressive: πράξη που κράτησε για αρκετό χρόνο
Last night I ___ (finish) my homework at 9.
finished — Past Simple: πράξη που ολοκληρώθηκε σε συγκεκριμένη στιγμή
What ___ you ___ (do) at 8 o'clock last night?
were / doing — Past Progressive: πράξη σε εξέλιξη σε συγκεκριμένη χρονική στιγμή
When the phone rang, she ___ (sleep).
was sleeping — Past Progressive: φόντο τη στιγμή που έγινε η σύντομη πράξη
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: γεγονός που ολοκληρώθηκε στο παρελθόν
While the teacher ___ (explain), the students listened.
was explaining — Past Progressive: συνεχής πράξη στο φόντο
The students ___ (listen) carefully.
listened — Past Simple
At 7 a.m. yesterday I ___ (drive) to work.
was driving — Past Progressive: πράξη σε εξέλιξη σε συγκεκριμένη ώρα
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 σε άρνηση
I ___ (not / hear) the alarm this morning.
did not hear — Past Simple σε άρνηση
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: πράξη που κράτησε πολλή ώρα
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: φόντο
We ___ (build) a sandcastle on the beach.
built — Past Simple
He fell while he ___ (run) in the park.
was running — Past Progressive: πράξη που διακόπηκε
He ___ (fall) and hurt his knee.
fell — Past Simple
While I ___ (study), my brother played music.
was studying — Past Progressive (δύο παράλληλες πράξεις)
My brother ___ (play) music while I was studying.
was playing — Past Progressive: παράλληλη πράξη που κρατούσε
She ___ (write) emails all morning.
was writing — Past Progressive
At noon yesterday we ___ (have) lunch.
were having — Past Progressive: πράξη σε εξέλιξη σε συγκεκριμένη ώρα
I ___ (open) the door and went outside.
opened — Past Simple: διαδοχή σύντομων πράξεων
When we arrived, they ___ (wait) for us.
were waiting — Past Progressive: πράξη που ήταν ήδη σε εξέλιξη
It ___ (rain) when I left the house.
was raining — Past Progressive: κατάσταση στο φόντο
I ___ (forget) to lock the door yesterday.
forgot — Past Simple