Pasado continuo

Introducción

El pasado continuo se usa para describir una acción continua en el pasado (la acción comienza y termina en el pasado).

La acción puede ser interrumpida por una acción más corta (pasado simple) o por un tiempo específico, por ejemplo:

I	was preparing	dinner when he	arrived.
	past continuous		past simple

At 8am	yesterday I	was working.
specific time		past continuous

También se pueden describir dos acciones continuas que suceden al mismo tiempo, por ejemplo:

While he	was watching	television, his sisters	were doing	their homework.
	past continuous		past continuous

Parte 1 - Pasado continuo afirmativo

Se forma el pasado continuo con
la forma pasado del verbo "to be" ("was", "were")
+ "ing" la forma del verbo principal (participio presente)

Por ejemplo:

I He / She / It	was	playing	football.
You We They	were

I He / She / It	was	watching	television.
You We They	were

I He / She / It	was	reading	a book.
You We They	were

Práctica

Complete las frases con la forma correcta afirmativa del pasado continuo del verbo entre paréntesis.

.

1)

At 4am this morning, I . (sleep)

2)

She when the alarm started. (dream)

3)

They to London when the accident happened. (travel)

4)

We a film while they were making dinner. (watch)

Parte 2 - Pasado continuo negativo

Para hacer una oración negativa se usan "wasn't" ("was not") / "weren't" ("were not").

Por ejemplo:

I He / She / It	wasn't	playing	football.
You We They	weren't

I He / She / It	wasn't	watching	television.
You We They	weren't

I He / She / It	wasn't	reading	a book.
You We They	weren't

Práctica

Complete las frases con la forma negativa correcta del pasado continuo del verbo entre paréntesis.

.

1)

We rice for the curry. (boil)

2)

He the house alone. (build)

3)

I the accident very well. (describe)

4)

The clothes very quickly. (dry)

Parte 3 - Pasado continuo forma interrogativa

Para formular preguntas se pone "was" / "were" antes del sujeto

Por ejemplo:

Was	he	playing	football?
Were	you

Was	she	watching	television?
Were	they

Was the dog running?
Were we being noisy?

Respuestas cortas

Yes,	I he / she / it	was.
No,	I he / she / it	wasn't.
Yes,	you we they	were.
No,	you we they	weren't.

Práctica

Complete las frases con la forma correcta interrogativa del pasado continuo del verbo entre paréntesis.

.

1)

you when I called? (bake)

2)

the pasta long enough? (boil)

3)

he you? (annoy)

4)

they the highest mountain? (climb)

Más práctica

Elija la respuesta correcta para completar la frase: a, b, c ó d.
.

1)

The teacher ____ exam papers for 5 hours.

were correcting

weren't correcting

was correcting

was corrected

2)

They ____ the man with a blanket when the doctor arrived.

was covering

wasn't covering

were they covering

were covering

3)

____ the street when the accident happened?

Was they crossing

He were crossing

Were you crossing

You wasn't crossing

4)

____ crying for the whole film?

Was she

They was

Was they

Were she

5)

They ____ the accident.

wasn't discussing

was discussing

were they discussing

weren't discussing

6)

He ____ more than her.

weren't earning

are earning

were earning

wasn't earning

Aspecto lingüistico intermedio

El pasado continuo se considera como un tiempo verbal para narraciones y se puede usar para crear o describir el ambiente en un momento en el pasado o para contar una historia.

Por ejemplo:

When she arrived home, everyone was shouting, the baby was crying, the dogs were barking, and outside it was raining heavily.

El pasado continuo se puede usar para expresar una acción molesta que se repite en el pasado, usando adverbios como "always" o "constantly".

Por ejemplo: