El pasado continuo en inglés
I was doing... were you?
(Past continuous)
El pasado continuo nos sirve para hablar acerca de "lo que estaba ocurriendo" en un determinado momento en el pasado.
Por ejemplo:
At 13:30, I was having lunch.
A las 13:30, yo estaba almorzando.
Como vemos, usamos este tiempo verbal para referirnos a cosas que ocurrieron durante un transcurso de tiempo determinado.
Sin embargo, la acción o situación (having lunch at 12:30) ya habia comenzado antes de esa hora y no habia terminado aún.
Afirmaciones, negaciones y preguntas
Positive
|
I |
was |
playing starting watching
running |
|
He |
||
|
She |
||
|
It |
||
|
We |
were | |
|
You |
||
| They |
Negative
|
I |
wasn't
(was not) |
playing watching doing going etc |
|
He |
||
|
She |
||
|
It |
||
|
We |
weren't
(were not) |
|
|
You |
||
|
They |
Question
|
Was |
I |
playing? watching? playing? running? etc |
|
he |
||
| she | ||
| it | ||
| Were | we | |
| you | ||
| they |
Para respuestas breves usamos was o were como se ve a continuación:
Were they talking with Mr. Bloom? Yes, they were. / No, they weren't.
¿Estaban hablando con el Señor Bloom? Si, si estaban / No, no estaban.
Was she waiting for Mary? Yes, she was. / No, she wasn't.
¿Estaba esperando a Mary? Si, si estaba / No, no estaba
The cat was playing with the dog.
El gato estaba jugando con el perro.
Rachel was wearing a skirt.
Rachel estaba usando un vestido.
It was raining. The kids weren't very happy.
Estaba lloviendo. Los niños no estaban muy felices.
The baby was laughing out loud.
El bebé estaba riendo a carcajadas.
Sara was texting their friends when they knocked on the door.
Sara estaba escribiendo un mensaje a sus amigos cuando ellos tocaron la puerta.
The children were listening to the story.
Los niños estaban escuchando el cuento.
Quiz
Share with a friend