B. Circle the correct answer about The Past Continuous (5 marks)
Respuestas a la pregunta
Respuesta:
6. a) was studying
7. b) was watching
8. c) was reading
9. b) were dancing
10. a) were swimming
Hola, Deivid1415:
➤ SECTION A: GRAMMAR
➤ EXERCISE B
Circle the correct answers to complete the sentences with the past continuous.
6. I ___________ for the exams.
a. was studying ✔️
b. was studies
c. was studied
• I was studying for the exams.
➺ Yo estaba estudiando para los exámenes.
7. She ___________ a film yesterday when I called her.
a. was watch
b. was watching ✔️
c. was watched
• She was watching a film yesterday when I called her.
➺ Ella estaba mirando una película ayer cuando la llamé. / Ella miraba una película ayer cuando la llamé.
8. He ___________ when his little sister started to cry.
a. was red
b. was readed
c. was reading ✔️
• He was reading when his little sister started to cry.
➺ Él estaba leyendo cuando su hermanita empezó a llorar.
9. They ___________ salsa.
a. were danced
b. were dancing ✔️
c. were dances
• They were dancing salsa.
➺ Ellos(as) estaban bailando salsa. / Ellos(as) bailaban salsa.
10. We ___________ in the river.
a. were swimming ✔️
b. was swimming
c. were swam
• We were swimming in the river.
➺ Nosotros(as) estábamos nadando en el río. / Nosotros(as) nadábamos en el río.
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➤ PAST CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE
Para formar el 'past continuous/progressive' se deben usar los auxiliares WAS/WERE y la forma '-ING' del verbo principal.
Hay que elegir el auxiliar según el sujeto de la oración:
• Sujeto: I, he, she, it ---------------- Auxiliar: WAS
• Sujeto: we, you, they ------------- Auxiliar: WERE
En las oraciones negativas también se pueden usar las contracciones negativas, que son la fusión del auxiliar WAS/WERE y el adverbio NOT:
• Sujeto: I, he, she, it ----------------- Contracción: WASN'T
• Sujeto: we, you, they ------------- Contracción: WEREN'T
Estas son todas las estructuras:
➜ Past continuous – Affirmative:
• [̲̅+̲̅] Sujeto + auxiliar WAS/WERE + forma '-ING' del verbo principal + complementos
➜ Past continuous – Negative:
• [̲̅–̲̅] Sujeto + auxiliar WAS/WERE + NOT + forma '-ING' del verbo principal + complementos
• [̲̅–̲̅] Sujeto + contracción WASN'T/WEREN'T + forma '-ING' del verbo principal + complementos
➜ Past continuous – Interrogative:
↳ Yes/no questions:
• [̲̅?̲̅] Auxiliar WAS/WERE + sujeto + forma '-ING' del verbo principal + complementos + ?
↳ Wh-questions:
• [̲̅?̲̅] Wh-word + auxiliar WAS/WERE + sujeto + forma '-ING' del verbo principal + complementos + ?
➜ Past continuous – Interrogative Negative:
• [̲̅?̲̅] [̲̅–̲̅] Auxiliar WAS/WERE + sujeto + NOT + forma '-ING' del verbo principal + complementos + ?
• [̲̅?̲̅] [̲̅–̲̅] Contracción WASN'T/WEREN'T + sujeto + forma '-ING' del verbo principal + complementos + ?
Saludos. ✨
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