Ejercicios de pasado continuo inglés con soluciones (inglés 2.º ESO) para descargar en PDF

Ejercicio 1. Was o were ★★★

Completa con was o were.

1. I ___ sleeping.
2. They ___ playing chess.
3. Lucía ___ cooking.
4. We ___ waiting for the bus.
5. The dog ___ barking.
6. You ___ singing.

Ejercicio 2. Añade -ing ★★★

Escribe la forma en -ing: 1. play · 2. make · 3. run · 4. swim · 5. write · 6. study.

Ejercicio 3. Anoche a las nueve ★★★

Escribe los verbos en pasado continuo.

At nine o’clock last night, Ximena (read) ___ a book, her brother (play) ___ a video game and their parents (watch) ___ the news.

Ejercicio 4. Elige was o were ★★★

Elige la forma correcta.

1. Santiago (was / were) running in the park.
2. The kids (was / were) laughing.
3. I (was / were) listening to music.
4. It (was / were) raining in Bilbao.
5. You and Mateo (was / were) talking.

Ejercicio 5. Frases negativas ★★★

Reescribe en negativa.

1. Leo was sleeping.
2. They were running.
3. I was watching TV.
4. We were studying.
5. It was snowing.

Ejercicio 6. La escena del parque ★★★

Mira la escena del parque a las 4 p.m. y completa con el verbo en pasado continuo.

1. Lucía ___ a bike.
2. Mateo ___ an ice cream.
3. The dog ___ .
4. Two girls ___ chess.

Ejercicio 7. Respuestas cortas ★★★

A las 10 p.m. Leo estaba leyendo y escuchando música; no estaba durmiendo ni escribiendo postales. Sus padres estaban viendo la tele. Responde con respuestas cortas.

1. Was Leo sleeping at 10 p.m.?
2. Was he reading?
3. Were his parents watching TV?
4. Was Leo writing postcards?

Ejercicio 8. Ordena las preguntas ★★★

Ordena las palabras para formar preguntas.

1. you / What / doing / were / at eight
2. Mateo / Was / sleeping / in class
3. they / Where / going / were
4. raining / it / Was / in Seattle

Ejercicio 9. Traduce al inglés ★★★

Traduce al inglés.

1. A las ocho yo estaba cenando.
2. Mis amigos no estaban jugando al fútbol.
3. ¿Qué estabas leyendo?
4. Valentina estaba hablando con su abuela por teléfono.

Ejercicio 10. Corrige el error ★★★

Corrige el error de cada frase.

1. I was play tennis.
2. They was watching a film.
3. She wasn’t listen to me.
4. Was you running?
5. We were makeing a cake.

Ejercicio 11. While o at ★★★

Completa con while o at.

1. ___ 8 p.m. Joaquín was brushing his teeth.
2. Lucía was cooking ___ her brother was setting the table.
3. Ximena was texting ___ the teacher was talking.
4. ___ half past six we were walking home.

Ejercicio 12. Pregunta por la parte marcada ★★★

Escribe una pregunta en pasado continuo cuya respuesta sea la parte en negrita.

1. Mateo was playing the guitar.
2. They were waiting at the station.
3. Lucía was talking to her cousin.
4. It was raining in Cork.

Ejercicio 13. Traduce al español ★★★

Traduce al español.

1. At seven we were crossing the bridge in Seville.
2. Why were you running?
3. Valentina wasn’t wearing her glasses.
4. The boys were making a lot of noise.

Ejercicio 14. El sábado de Leo en Dublín ★★★

Mira el horario de Leo y escribe una frase en pasado continuo para cada hora, con At….

Ejercicio 15. Verbos de estado ★★★

Elige la forma correcta.

1. At that moment I (knew / was knowing) the answer.
2. She (liked / was liking) the song.
3. Joaquín (had / was having) two brothers.
4. Valentina (wanted / was wanting) a new phone.
5. They (didn’t understand / weren’t understanding) the question.

Ejercicio 16. La tarde de Lucía ★★★

Lee el texto y responde en inglés con frases completas.

At seven o’clock last Friday, Lucía was in her room in Madrid. She was preparing an English presentation. Her brother wasn’t helping her; he was playing a video game in the living room. Outside, it was raining and the neighbours were shouting in the street. At half past eight her friend Valentina was waiting at a café, but Lucía was still working.

1. Where was Lucía at seven?
2. What was she preparing?
3. What was her brother doing?
4. Was it sunny?
5. Who was waiting at the café?

Ejercicio 17. Mediación: ruido en casa ★★★

Explica en inglés a tu amiga Hannah, de Manchester, este mensaje: «Mi hermana estaba hablando por teléfono mientras yo hacía los deberes y el perro ladraba. No podía concentrarme.»

Ejercicio 18. Une con while ★★★

Une cada pareja de frases en una sola con while.

1. Leo was taking photos. His mum was buying tickets.
2. The band was playing. The fans were singing.
3. I was cooking. My dad was washing the car.

Ejercicio 19. Una plaza de Bogotá ★★★

Imagina una plaza de Bogotá a las 6 p.m.: unos niños juegan al fútbol, un señor lee el periódico, una vendedora ofrece flores y unos músicos tocan la guitarra. Escribe cinco frases en pasado continuo y usa while al menos una vez.

Ejercicio 20. ¿Qué hacías ayer a las ocho? ★★★

Escribe de 5 a 7 frases sobre lo que tú y tu familia estaban haciendo ayer a las ocho de la tarde. Incluye una negativa, una pregunta con What were you doing? dirigida a un amigo y un while.