Past Continuous

¿Cuál es la diferencia principal entre el Past Simple y el Past Continuous?. El Past Simple describe acciones completadas, el Past Continuous describe acciones en progreso. El Past Simple se usa para el futuro, el Past Continuous para el pasado. No hay diferencia, son intercambiables.

She ______ (watch) TV when the phone ______ (ring). was watching, rang. watched, was ringing. watched, rang.

While they ______ (play) football, it ______ (start) to rain. played, started. were playing, started. was playing, started.

I ______ (study) when my friend ______ (call). studied, called. was studying, called. was studying, was calling.

They ______ (have) dinner at 7 PM last night. were having. had. have had.

He ______ (sleep) when the alarm clock ______ (go off). slept, went off. was sleeping, went off. was sleeping, was going off.

What ______ you ______ (do) at 10 AM yesterday?. were, doing. did, do. was, doing.

The sun ______ (shine) and the birds ______ (sing) when we left the house. was shining, were singing. shone, sang. was shining, sang.

She ______ (read) a book while he ______ (listen) to music. read, listened. was reading, was listening. was reading, listened.

We ______ (walk) in the park when we ______ (see) a rare bird. walked, saw. were walking, saw. were walking, were seeing.

They ______ (not study) when their parents ______ (arrive). didn't study, arrived. were not studying, arrived. didn't study, were arriving.

He ______ (fall) asleep while he ______ (drive). fell asleep, was driving. was falling asleep, drove. fell asleep, drove.

I ______ (cook) dinner when the power ______ (go out). cooked, went out. was cooking, went out. was cooking, was going out.

At midnight, she ______ (sleep). was sleeping. slept. had slept.

The children ______ (play) in the garden when suddenly they ______ (hear) a noise. played, heard. were playing, heard. were playing, were hearing.

While I ______ (wait) for the bus, I ______ (read) a newspaper. was waiting, was reading. waited, read. was waiting, read.

He ______ (work) on his computer when his boss ______ (enter) the room. worked, entered. was working, entered. was working, was entering.

What ______ your brother ______ (do) this time yesterday?. was, doing. did, do. were, doing.

The phone ______ (ring) while I ______ (take) a shower. rang, was taking. was ringing, took. rang, took.

They ______ (travel) around Europe when they ______ (decide) to visit Italy. travelled, decided. were travelling, decided. were travelling, were deciding.