Exercício de completar frases para distinguir entre Past Simple (passado simples) e Past Progressive (passado contínuo). Identifique quando uma ação curta interrompe uma ação contínua e quando a ação ocorre em segundo plano. Adequado para estudantes de inglês.
She ___ (cook) dinner when I called.
was cooking — Past Progressive: ação longa que foi interrompida por uma ação curta (called)
I ___ (call) her while she was cooking.
called — Past Simple: a ação curta que interrompeu a ação contínua
They ___ (watch) TV when the lights went out.
were watching — Past Progressive: plano de fundo para a ação curta
The lights ___ (go) out suddenly.
went — Past Simple: ação curta e repentina
While we ___ (walk) home, it started to rain.
were walking — Past Progressive: ação em segundo plano
It ___ (start) to rain while we were walking.
started — Past Simple
He ___ (read) a book all evening yesterday.
was reading — Past Progressive: ação que durou por um período de tempo
Last night I ___ (finish) my homework at 9.
finished — Past Simple: ação concluída em um momento específico
What ___ you ___ (do) at 8 o'clock last night?
were / doing — Past Progressive: ação em andamento em um ponto no tempo
When the phone rang, she ___ (sleep).
was sleeping — Past Progressive: plano de fundo quando a ação curta ocorreu
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: fato concluído no passado
While the teacher ___ (explain), the students listened.
was explaining — Past Progressive: ação contínua em segundo plano
The students ___ (listen) carefully.
listened — Past Simple
At 7 a.m. yesterday I ___ (drive) to work.
was driving — Past Progressive: ação em andamento em um horário específico
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 na negativa
I ___ (not / hear) the alarm this morning.
did not hear — Past Simple na negativa
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: ação que durou muito tempo
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: plano de fundo
We ___ (build) a sandcastle on the beach.
built — Past Simple
He fell while he ___ (run) in the park.
was running — Past Progressive: ação que foi interrompida
He ___ (fall) and hurt his knee.
fell — Past Simple
While I ___ (study), my brother played music.
was studying — Past Progressive (duas ações paralelas)
My brother ___ (play) music while I was studying.
was playing — Past Progressive: ação paralela contínua
She ___ (write) emails all morning.
was writing — Past Progressive
At noon yesterday we ___ (have) lunch.
were having — Past Progressive: ação em andamento em um momento específico
I ___ (open) the door and went outside.
opened — Past Simple: sequência de ações curtas
When we arrived, they ___ (wait) for us.
were waiting — Past Progressive: ação já em andamento
It ___ (rain) when I left the house.
was raining — Past Progressive: condição em segundo plano
I ___ (forget) to lock the door yesterday.
forgot — Past Simple