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

Ejercicio 1. Larga o corta ★★★

Escribe L (acción larga en progreso) o C (acción corta o puntual) junto a cada verbo.

1. was sleeping
2. rang
3. were playing
4. broke
5. was cooking
6. fell

Ejercicio 2. When o while ★★★

Completa con when o while.

1. ___ I was cycling, it started to rain.
2. ___ the bus arrived, we were talking.
3. ___ we were talking, the bus arrived.
4. She fell asleep ___ she was reading.

Ejercicio 3. Mateo y el perro ★★★

Conjuga los verbos entre paréntesis.

Mateo (walk) ___ to school when he (see) ___ a dog. The dog (run) ___ after a ball, so he (stop) ___ and (smile) ___ .

Ejercicio 4. Elige el tiempo ★★★

Elige la opción correcta.

1. Santiago (broke / was breaking) his arm while he (played / was playing) football.
2. I (saw / was seeing) a fox while I (cycled / was cycling) home.
3. The phone (rang / was ringing) while Leo (had / was having) a shower.

Ejercicio 5. Une las mitades ★★★

Une cada principio con su final.

1. I was cycling to school
2. Valentina was eating a sandwich
3. We were waiting for the bus
4. Lucía was singing

a) when it began to snow. · b) when her phone rang. · c) when I lost my keys. · d) when a bird landed on her hat.

Ejercicio 6. El susto de Maya ★★★

Completa la historia con los verbos de la imagen en el tiempo correcto.

Maya (ride) ___ her bike when a dog (run) ___ across the road. She (fall) ___ off the bike.

Ejercicio 7. Preguntas sobre Leo ★★★

Leo estaba sacando una foto del castillo de Edimburgo cuando se le voló el sombrero. Corrió tras él, pero no lo atrapó. Responde con respuestas cortas.

1. Was Leo taking a photo?
2. Was he eating ice cream?
3. Did he run after his hat?
4. Did he catch it?

Ejercicio 8. Corrige el error ★★★

Corrige el error de cada frase.

1. I was seeing a fox when I was cycling.
2. She was fell while she was running.
3. We played cards when the lights were going out.
4. While Mateo was cooking, he cuted his finger.
5. They didn’t was listening.

Ejercicio 9. Traduce al inglés ★★★

Traduce al inglés.

1. Me caí mientras corría por el parque.
2. Cuando sonó el timbre, yo me estaba duchando.
3. Valentina perdió el móvil mientras viajaba en metro.
4. ¿Qué estabas haciendo cuando llegó el profesor?

Ejercicio 10. Une con when ★★★

Une cada pareja de frases en una sola con when.

1. Lucía was walking home. It started to rain.
2. Joaquín was playing tennis. His racket broke.
3. We were having dinner. The lights went out.

Ejercicio 11. Un día en Cork ★★★

Escribe cada verbo en el tiempo correcto.

Last Saturday, Ximena and her cousin (walk) ___ along a street in Cork when they (hear) ___ loud music. A band (play) ___ in the square, so they (stop) ___ to listen. While they (stand) ___ there, it (start) ___ to rain.

Ejercicio 12. Pregunta por la parte marcada ★★★

Escribe una pregunta cuya respuesta sea la parte en negrita.

1. Joaquín was playing tennis when it started to rain.
2. Mateo found a wallet in the street.
3. The thief ran away when the police arrived.

Ejercicio 13. Traduce al español ★★★

Traduce al español.

1. I was texting my cousin when I dropped my phone.
2. While they were crossing the river, a storm began.
3. What did you do when you saw the spider?

Ejercicio 14. Las dos viñetas del patinador ★★★

Mira las viñetas y escribe dos o tres frases con when o while para contar qué pasó.

Ejercicio 15. Simple o continuo ★★★

Elige la forma correcta.

1. When the film finished, we (went / were going) to a café.
2. While we (watched / were watching) the film, my phone rang.
3. She (opened / was opening) the door and (walked / was walking) in.
4. I (didn’t know / wasn’t knowing) the answer.
5. She (was having / had) lunch when I called her.

Ejercicio 16. Campamento cerca de Edimburgo ★★★

Lee el texto y responde en inglés.

Last August, Leo and his class were camping near Edinburgh. One night, they were sitting around the fire and singing when they heard a strange noise. Everybody stopped talking. Their teacher took a torch and walked towards the trees. A small hedgehog was eating some bread! While the students were laughing, the hedgehog ran away.

1. What were the students doing when they heard the noise?
2. What did the teacher take?
3. What was the animal doing?
4. What did the hedgehog do while the students were laughing?

Ejercicio 17. Mediación: un mensaje de Ximena ★★★

Explícale en inglés a tu amiga Chloe, de Toronto, este mensaje: «Ayer me estaba duchando cuando se fue la luz. Salí de la ducha, busqué una vela y llamé a mi madre.»

Ejercicio 18. Cambia el orden ★★★

Reescribe cada frase empezando por la otra parte, sin cambiar el sentido. Cuida la coma.

1. I met an old friend while I was waiting for the bus.
2. Lucía was cooking when the smoke alarm went off.
3. The lights went out while we were playing a board game.

Ejercicio 19. Un accidente en Seattle ★★★

Con estas notas, escribe una anécdota de 6 frases: ayer · Seattle · Joaquín · montar en monopatín · una pelota cruzó el camino · se cayó · fue al hospital · solo un golpe en la muñeca. Usa when y while.

Ejercicio 20. Tu propia anécdota ★★★

Cuenta en 8 frases una anécdota o un pequeño accidente (real o inventado). Presenta la escena en pasado continuo, cuenta el suceso en pasado simple e incluye when, while y un conector como suddenly.