Test de Pasado Continuo

Traduce: “Estaba estudiando cuando me llamaste.”

• I studied when you called me

• I was study when you called

• I was studying when you called me

• I studied and you called me

Answer explanation

La traducción correcta es "I was studying when you called me" porque refleja el tiempo continuo de la acción en español, usando el pasado progresivo en inglés.

Completá: “They ______ dinner when the guests arrived.”

• have

• were having

• had

• was having

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'were having' because it indicates an ongoing action in the past when the guests arrived, fitting the past continuous tense needed for this context.

¿Cuál opción expresa una acción en progreso en el pasado?

• He ate dinner

• He was eating dinner

• He eats dinner

• He eating

Answer explanation

La opción "He was eating dinner" indica una acción en progreso en el pasado, usando el pasado continuo. Las otras opciones no reflejan esta idea de continuidad en el tiempo.

Elegí la mejor combinación de pasado simple y pasado continuo.

• I walked and listened music

• I was walking when it rained

• I walk when it rains

• I walking when rain started

Answer explanation

La opción correcta es 'I was walking when it rained' porque usa el pasado continuo ('was walking') para describir una acción en progreso, y el pasado simple ('rained') para una acción que ocurrió durante esa acción.

Verdadero o falso: En pasado continuo siempre se usa “was/were + verbo -ing”.

• Verdadero

• Falso

Answer explanation

Verdadero. El pasado continuo se forma siempre con "was/were" seguido del verbo en su forma -ing, indicando acciones en progreso en el pasado.

Traduce: “No estaban prestando atención.”

• They didn’t paying attention

• They weren’t pay attention

• They weren’t paying attention

• They not was paying

Answer explanation

La traducción correcta de "No estaban prestando atención" es "They weren’t paying attention". Esta opción usa la forma correcta del verbo "to be" y el gerundio "paying" para expresar la acción en pasado.

Completá: “While I ______, she was watching a movie.”

• read

• reading

• was reading

• was read

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'was reading' because it indicates an ongoing action in the past, which aligns with 'she was watching a movie.' The other options do not fit the past continuous tense required here.

¿Qué frase indica claramente una interrupción en el pasado?

• He was cooking while she cleaned

• I was sleeping when the phone rang

• She was watch TV and sleep

• We watched TV all night

Answer explanation

La frase 'I was sleeping when the phone rang' indica una acción en progreso ('I was sleeping') que fue interrumpida por otra acción ('the phone rang'), lo que claramente señala una interrupción en el pasado.

Traduce: “Mientras ellos jugaban, empezó a llover.”

• While they played, it started to rain

• While they were playing, it started to rain

• While playing, rain started

• They playing when it rains

Answer explanation

La traducción correcta es "While they were playing, it started to rain" porque refleja la acción continua de jugar en pasado, que es esencial en la frase original en español.

Elegí la frase donde el pasado continuo está mal usado.

• She was working at 9 a.m.

• They were studying all night

• I was walk to school

• He was watching TV

Answer explanation

La frase "I was walk to school" está mal porque debe ser "I was walking to school". El pasado continuo requiere el gerundio (forma -ing) del verbo.