Övning i att fylla i meningar för att skilja mellan Past Simple (enkel dåtid) och Past Progressive (pågående dåtid). Identifiera när en kort handling avbryter en längre handling och när handlingen sker i bakgrunden. Lämplig för engelskaelever.
She ___ (cook) dinner when I called.
was cooking: Past Progressive: en lång handling som avbröts av en kort (called)
I ___ (call) her while she was cooking.
called: Past Simple: den korta handlingen som avbröt den längre handlingen
They ___ (watch) TV when the lights went out.
were watching: Past Progressive: bakgrund till den korta handlingen
The lights ___ (go) out suddenly.
went: Past Simple: en kort och plötslig handling
While we ___ (walk) home, it started to rain.
were walking: Past Progressive: handling i bakgrunden
It ___ (start) to rain while we were walking.
started: Past Simple
He ___ (read) a book all evening yesterday.
was reading: Past Progressive: en handling som pågick under en längre tid
Last night I ___ (finish) my homework at 9.
finished: Past Simple: en handling som slutfördes vid en specifik tidpunkt
What ___ you ___ (do) at 8 o'clock last night?
were / doing: Past Progressive: en handling som pågick vid en specifik tidpunkt
When the phone rang, she ___ (sleep).
was sleeping: Past Progressive: bakgrund när den korta handlingen inträffade
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: ett faktum som slutfördes i det förflutna
While the teacher ___ (explain), the students listened.
was explaining: Past Progressive: en pågående handling i bakgrunden
The students ___ (listen) carefully.
listened: Past Simple
At 7 a.m. yesterday I ___ (drive) to work.
was driving: Past Progressive: en handling som pågick vid en viss tidpunkt
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 i nekande form
I ___ (not / hear) the alarm this morning.
did not hear: Past Simple i nekande form
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: en handling som pågick under lång tid
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: bakgrund
We ___ (build) a sandcastle on the beach.
built: Past Simple
He fell while he ___ (run) in the park.
was running: Past Progressive: en handling som avbröts
He ___ (fall) and hurt his knee.
fell: Past Simple
While I ___ (study), my brother played music.
was studying: Past Progressive (två parallella handlingar)
My brother ___ (play) music while I was studying.
was playing: Past Progressive: en parallell, pågående handling
She ___ (write) emails all morning.
was writing: Past Progressive
At noon yesterday we ___ (have) lunch.
were having: Past Progressive: en handling som pågick vid en specifik tidpunkt
I ___ (open) the door and went outside.
opened: Past Simple: en sekvens av korta handlingar
When we arrived, they ___ (wait) for us.
were waiting: Past Progressive: en handling som redan pågick
It ___ (rain) when I left the house.
was raining: Past Progressive: ett tillstånd i bakgrunden
I ___ (forget) to lock the door yesterday.
forgot: Past Simple