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Exercises Cont. Past
Exercises Cont. Past
EXERCISE 1 COMPLETE WITH PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE. HELP YOU THE VERBS.
COMPLETA CON EL TIEMPO PASADO CONTINUO. AYUDATE DE LOS VERBOS
EJ: We (Jugar) were playing basketball yesterday at 3 o´clock
EXERCISE 4 WRITE THE VERB IN PARENTHESES IN SIMPLE PAST OR CONTINUOUS PAST AS APPROPRIATE
ESCRIBE EL VERBO DEL PARÉNTENSIS EN PASASO SIMPLE O PASADO CONTINUO QUE CORRESPONDA
EXAMPLE: Yesterday it rained all day and the river almost burst its banks (desbordar)
Ayer llovió todo el dia, que el rio casi se desborda
2. The police arrested the murderer when he ________________________ an old woman (atacar)
4. Last night when I left the party two gangs of hooligans _________________________(pelear)
5. Last Friday my father ___________________________to Paris to visit my brother , who work there (ir)
6. They ________________________ the new bridge in time for the Olympic Games (finalizar)
7. My girlfriend didn´t come with us to the cinema because she ___________________________ (estudiar)
8. When the teacher entered the classroom the students ________________________ very loudly (hablar)
10. Last night when the thieves broke into my house I ___________________________ (dormir)
11. My parents ___________________ in the Cathedral of Seville 40 years ago (casarse)
12. The Socialist Party ____________________the last elections and is now in power (ganar)
13. The other day when I _______________________ tennis I hurt my leg (jugar)
17. The plane _________________into the mountains due to the weather conditions (chocar)
19. The mother went to calm her little baby because she __________________________ (llorar)
20. My neighbour _________________a heart attack last year and still hasn't fully recovered (tener)
21. This morning while my friends ___________________ (jugar) football, I ___________________my homework (hacer)
22. Last summer we ________________________________to the south of Spain for our holidays (ir)
25. When I _________________________ down Fifth Avenue, I _____________________ a wonderlful boutique (walk-
discover)
26. We __________________ (drive) down the motorway when we __________________ (see) the accident.
28. While she __________________ (wait) for the bus, somebody __________________ (steal) her mobile.
29. Where __________________ (John /be) while you _________________ (tidy) his room?
30. She __________________ (chat) on her mobile when the teacher __________________ (come) in.