El pasado continuo para acciones interrumpidas
El pasado continuo se usa en inglés para hablar de acciones que estaban en progreso en un momento específico del pasado, especialmente cuando estas acciones fueron interrumpidas por otras acciones.
La estructura del pasado continuo es: "was/were + verbo en gerundio (verbo+ing)".
Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos del uso del pasado continuo para acciones interrumpidas:
1. I was reading a book when she called me.
2. They were playing soccer when it started to rain.
3. She was cooking dinner when the power went out.
4. We were watching TV when the phone rang.
5. He was studying for the exam when his friend arrived.
6. The kids were sleeping when the noise woke them up.
7. I was driving to work when I saw the accident.
8. She was painting the house when it began to snow.
9. They were having lunch when the fire alarm went off.
10. We were walking in the park when it started to get dark.
Vocabulario:
1. reading (leyendo)
2. book (libro)
3. called (llamó)
4. playing (jugando)
5. soccer (fútbol)
6. started (comenzó)
7. rain (lluvia)
8. cooking (cocinando)
9. dinner (cena)
10. power (energía)
11. woke (despertó)
12. driving (conduciendo)
13. accident (accidente)
14. painting (pintando)
15. house (casa)
16. snow (nieve)
17. having (teniendo)
18. lunch (almuerzo)
19. fire (fuego)
20. alarm (alarma)