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Pasado simple y continuo - 'Simple and continuous past'

El pasado continuo expresa la duracin de una accin pasada y no indica si est

terminada, mientras que el pasado simple se refiere a una accin puntual que empez y

acab en el pasado.

I worked last Saturday. Traba! el sbado pasado.

It was snowin" at #alf past four yesterday. Estaba ne$ando a las cuatro y media de ayer

%no #ab&a acabado'.

Diferencias pasado simple y continuo

( El pasado simple describe acciones acabadas y el pasado continuo no especifica si laacciones finalizaron o no, sino que enfatiza que estaban en desarrollo.

)e tra$elled around t#e world. *ia por todo el mundo.

I was tra$ellin" around t#e world. Estaba $iaando por todo el mundo.

+ ara acciones simultneas-

a' Si las acciones son consecuti$as, los $erbos irn en pasado simple.

s I saw #er I left t#e room. /uando la $& de! la #abitacin.

b' /uando #ay un pasado simple y uno continuo este 0ltimo resalta la duracin de

la accin.

s I was watc#in" t$ t#e telep#one ran". /uando estaba $iendo la tele son el tel!fono.

c' Si las dos acciones tienen lu"ar durante un mismo periodo de tiempo se usar el

pasado continuo en las dos.

s I was #a$in" dinner, s#e was watc#in" t$. /uando estaba cenando ella estaba $iendo

la t$.

1 ara #ablar de acciones #abituales se suele usar el pasado simple.

S#e $isited #er parents e$ery day.

Sin embar"o podemos usar el pasado continuo para enfatizar que la accin tu$o lu"ar

temporalmente.

2#en I was ill #e was $isitin" me twice a day. /uando estaba enfermo me $isitaba dos

$eces al d&a %tambi!n es posible usar el pasado simple en las dos'.

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3 En narraciones o #istorias se usa el pasado continuo para describir o ambientar una

accin.

)e was walkin" quickly. )e was not wearin" #er "lasses. Suddenly #e fall... Estaba

andando rpido. 4o lle$aba sus "afas. 5e pronto se cay...

T#e rime 6inister died w#ile #e was sittin" at #is desk. El rimer 6inistro muri

mientras estaba sentado en su mesa.

7 /on los $erbos de estado en pasado, siempre que no ten"an un si"nificado especial

como ocurre en las diferencias entre presente simple y continuo.

I lo$ed #im. 8e amaba %$erbo estado pasado'.

I was tastin" #is cake. Estaba probando su tarta %$erbo accin $oluntaria'.

S#e was bein" silly. Estaba siendo tonta %$erbo estado temporal'.

Ejercicios

( 2#en eter arri$ed I 9999 a pro"ramme about deserts.

were watc#in"

was watc#in"

watc#

+ :ou 9999 until you 9999 #er.

walked ; were meetin"

walked ; didn

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7 5orot#y 9999 durin" ele$en #ours. S#e was so tired.

was sleepin"

sleep

sleeped

? 9999 a stran"e obect outside. It 99999 a lot of noise.

T#ere was ; was makin"

T#ere were bein" ; maked

T#ere

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Last Saturday when my brother arrived, I ________ TV (to watch)

The police arrested the murderer when he ________ an old woman

(to attack)

My uncle ________ all his ortune playin! in casinos (to lose)

"esterday it rained all day and the river almost ________ its banks

(to burst)

Last ni!ht when I let the party two !an!s o hooli!ans ________ (to

i!ht)

Last #riday my ather ________ to $aris to visit my brother who

works there (to !o)

They ________ the new brid!e in time or the %lympic &ames (to

inish)

My !irlriend didn't come with us to the cinema because she ________

(to study)

hen the teacher entered the classroom the students ________ very

loudly (to speak)

That terrible accident ________ yesterday evenin! (to happen)

Last ni!ht when the thieves ________ into my house I was sleepin! (to

break)

My parents ________ in the athedral o Seville *+ years a!o (to !et

married)

The Socialist $arty ________ the last elections and is now in power

(to win)

The other day when I ________ tennis I hurt my le! (to play)

$hilip ________ at home in very stran!e circumstances (to die)

Susan ________ Law in the university o Madrid (to study)

"esterday when you came home I ________ the do! (to walk)

The plane ________ into the mountains due to the weather conditions

(to crash)

e ________ late at the station and missed his train (to arrive)

The mother went to calm her little baby because she ________ (to

cry)

My nei!hbour ________ a heart attack last year and still hasn't ully

recovered (to have)

This mornin! while my riends played ootball I ________ myhomework (to do)

Last summer we ________ to the south o Spain or our holiday (to

!o)

"esterday ni!ht it was rainin! when we ________ the Theatre (to

leave)

This mornin! the do! ________ the postman when he was deliverin!

the mail (to attack)