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Pasado Continuo
Activity # 1. Complete the sentences using the past continuous. (Completa las oraciones
usando el pasado continuo.)
For example:

1. The children (play) …were playing………. football during the week.

2. It (rain) ………………... hard during the soccer game.

3. I (study) ………………. English for five years in London.

4. Mary (be) ……...………...…... always (borrow) ……...………...…... my books.

5. Peter (practise) ……...………...…... the guitar before the competition.

6. Susan (drive) ……...………...…... when the accident happened.

7. My friends (fight) ……...………...…... during the whole night at the club.

8. Daniela (teach) ……...………...…... language for ten hours.

9. I (try) ……...………...…... to get a new job.

10. Jane (plan) ……...………...…... to go to the cinema with her parents.

11. My son (play) ……...………...…... tennis when he broke his leg.

12. Michael (climb) ……...………...…... the mountain for three days.

13. It (snow) ……...………...…... a lot in the top of the mountain.

14. John (sleep) ……...………...…... when the thieve broke the window.

15. My mother (prepare) ……...………...…... the dinner when Charles got home.

16. Sarah (send) ……...………...…... a message to me when I saw her.

17. The tourists (travel) ……...………...…... to London when the plane crashed.

18. Sally (sing) ……...………...…... beautifully during the concert.

19. Tom (work) ……...………...…... very hard in the weekend.

20. Sam (have) ……...………...…... lunch when my roommate met him.

 Activity # 2. Complete the sentences using the past continuous. (Completa las oraciones
usando el pasado continuo.)
For example:
1- While Maria …was reading… (read) a book Luis …was making… (make) dinner.

2- While your neighbour …………………. (study) I …………………………. (not play) the guitar.

3- I …………………(knock) on Juan's door.

4- While Manuel …………………... (touch) his nose you …………………………. (touch) your

knees.

5- Javier …………………………. (not brush) his teeth.

6- When Lucia ……………………(open) her eyes, Joseph …………………………. (close) them.

7- ……… they …………………………. (wash) their hands?

8- I …………………………. (watch) TV while she …………………………. (sing) at school.

9- ………...Dayana …………………………. (suffer) because she had broken her ankle?

10- Yesterday, I …………………………. (have) a shower when the doorbell rang.

11- Lucia …………………………. (sit) in an orchard when an apple fell on his head.

12- I …………………………. (finish) my degree when I ………………………. (meet) Julian.

13- I …………………………. (not look) where I …………………………. (go) so I

……………………. (trip).

14- I …………………………. (see) the ball that …………………………. (roll) towards me.

15- ……… you ………………. (eat) candies when I entered the room?

Actividad #3. Translate the sentences of (activity #2) at the Spanish. Traduce las oraciones de
la (actividad #2) al español

For example
1. While Maria was reading, a book Luis was making dinner.
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