Completa le frasi scegliendo tra past simple e past progressive. Impara a riconoscere quando un'azione breve interrompe un'azione in corso e quando un'azione fa da sfondo.
She ___ (cook) dinner when I called.
was cooking (past progressive: azione lunga interrotta da un'azione breve, called)
I ___ (call) her while she was cooking.
called
They ___ (watch) TV when the lights went out.
were watching (past progressive: sfondo per l'azione breve)
The lights ___ (go) out suddenly.
went
While we ___ (walk) home, it started to rain.
were walking (past progressive: azione di sfondo)
It ___ (start) to rain while we were walking.
started
He ___ (read) a book all evening yesterday.
was reading (past progressive: azione che è durata a lungo)
Last night I ___ (finish) my homework at 9.
finished
What ___ you ___ (do) at 8 o'clock last night?
were / doing (past progressive: azione in corso in un momento preciso)
When the phone rang, she ___ (sleep).
was sleeping (past progressive: sfondo mentre avviene l'azione breve)
The phone ___ (ring) while she was sleeping.
rang
We ___ (play) football when it began to snow.
were playing (past progressive)
I ___ (see) him yesterday at the mall.
saw
While the teacher ___ (explain), the students listened.
was explaining (past progressive: azione continua di sfondo)
The students ___ (listen) carefully.
listened
At 7 a.m. yesterday I ___ (drive) to work.
was driving (past progressive: azione in corso a un'ora precisa)
She ___ (wash) the dishes when the guests arrived.
was washing (past progressive)
The guests ___ (arrive) early.
arrived
He ___ (not / listen) when I spoke to him.
was not listening (past progressive negativo)
I ___ (not / hear) the alarm this morning.
did not hear (past simple negativo)
While they ___ (travel), they met an old friend.
were travelling (past progressive)
They ___ (meet) an old friend during the trip.
met
The baby ___ (cry) all night long.
was crying (past progressive: azione durata a lungo)
Yesterday she ___ (visit) her grandmother.
visited
What ___ you ___ (wear) when I saw you?
were / wearing (past progressive)
I ___ (lose) my keys last week.
lost
The sun ___ (shine) while we were at the beach.
was shining (past progressive: sfondo)
We ___ (build) a sandcastle on the beach.
built
He fell while he ___ (run) in the park.
was running (past progressive: azione interrotta)
He ___ (fall) and hurt his knee.
fell
While I ___ (study), my brother played music.
was studying (past progressive: due azioni parallele)
My brother ___ (play) music while I was studying.
was playing (past progressive: azione parallela in corso)
She ___ (write) emails all morning.
was writing (past progressive)
At noon yesterday we ___ (have) lunch.
were having (past progressive: azione in corso in un momento preciso)
I ___ (open) the door and went outside.
opened
When we arrived, they ___ (wait) for us.
were waiting (past progressive: azione già in corso)
It ___ (rain) when I left the house.
was raining (past progressive: situazione di sfondo)
I ___ (forget) to lock the door yesterday.
forgot