Question

PRACTICE: PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS.
Underline the correct answer
A: Where were you when the man a) robbed / was robbing Dave? b) Did you see / Were you seeing the accident?
B: No, c)I wasn’t / I didn’t. I d) was having / had dinner when it e) happened / was happening. Dave f) was talking / talked to the doctor when I g) arrived / was arriving at the Hospital.
A: h) Did you speak / Were you speaking to him?
B: Yes, i) I did / I was. Luckily, Dave was fine.

Answer 1

Respuesta:

a) was robbing Dave?

b) Did you see

c) I didn't

d) was having

e) happened

f) was talking

g) arrived

h) Did you speak

i) I did

Explicación:

Para saber cuando va cada uno, guíate por el nombre del mismo:

Past Continuous:

Continuous significa continuo, es decir que la acción aún no ha sido terminada.

Past Simple:

Cuando la acción ya ha finalizado.

Por ejemplo, si tomamos la primera oración del ejercicio:

"Where were you when the man _____ Dave?"

"¿Dónde estabas cuando el señor _____ a Dave?

Entendemos que un señor le robó a Dave, es decir que la acción ya ha terminado. Por lo tanto elegimos la respuesta con verbo en pasado simple que es robbed.