Imperfect progressive tense classwork

The imperfect progressive tense is used to describe

• actions that were happening continuously in the past

• actions that were on going in the past

• actions that happened in the past with definite start and ending

• actions that happened once

To form the imperfect progressive tense, you need to use

• Form of ESTAR in the imperfect tense + present participle

• Form of SER in the imperfect tense + present participle

• Form of ESTAR in the preterite tense + present participle

• Form of SER in the preterite tense + present participle

Complete the following sentence in the imperfect progressive tense:

Yo __________ (leer) un libro cuando me llamaste.

Complete the following sentence in the imperfect progressive tense:

Los estudiantes __________ (jugar) al fútbol en el parque.

Complete the following sentence in the imperfect progressive tense:

Tú __________ (estudiar) para el examen cuando te distrajiste.

Complete the following sentence in the imperfect progressive tense:

Mis amigos y yo __________ (trabajar) en el proyecto cuando empezó a llover.

Complete the following sentence in the imperfect progressive tense:

Juan __________ (cantar) en el coro cuando la profesora entró.

Complete the following sentence in the imperfect progressive tense:

Mario y Juana __________ (bailar) en la fiesta cuando se cortó la música.

Complete the following sentence in the imperfect progressive tense:

las niñas __________ (hablar) sobre sus vacaciones.

Complete the following sentence in the imperfect progressive tense:

Yo __________ (ver) una película cuando sonó el teléfono.