Solucionario de los ejercicios de pasado simple y continuo (inglés 2.º ESO) para descargar en PDF

Ejercicio 1. Larga o corta

1. L · 2. C · 3. L · 4. C · 5. L · 6. C. Las formas en -ing son acciones largas; rang, broke y fell son sucesos puntuales.

Ejercicio 2. When o while

1. While · 2. When · 3. While · 4. while. While acompaña la acción en progreso; when, el suceso puntual.

Ejercicio 3. Mateo y el perro

was walking, saw, was running, stopped, smiled. Walking y running son el fondo; saw, stopped y smiled se suceden.

Ejercicio 4. Elige el tiempo

1. broke / was playing
2. saw / was cycling
3. rang / was having

Ejercicio 5. Une las mitades

1-c, 2-b, 3-a, 4-d. En todas, la segunda parte es un suceso puntual.

Ejercicio 6. El susto de Maya

was riding, ran, fell. Riding es el fondo; ran y fell son sucesos.

Ejercicio 7. Preguntas sobre Leo

1. Yes, he was.
2. No, he wasn’t.
3. Yes, he did.
4. No, he didn’t.

Ejercicio 8. Corrige el error

1. I saw a fox while I was cycling.
2. She fell while she was running.
3. We were playing cards when the lights went out.
4. While Mateo was cooking, he cut his finger.
5. They weren’t listening.

Ejercicio 9. Traduce al inglés

1. I fell while I was running in the park.
2. When the bell rang, I was having a shower.
3. Valentina lost her phone while she was travelling by metro.
4. What were you doing when the teacher arrived?

Ejercicio 10. Une con when

1. Lucía was walking home when it started to rain.
2. Joaquín was playing tennis when his racket broke.
3. We were having dinner when the lights went out.

Ejercicio 11. Un día en Cork

were walking, heard, was playing, stopped, were standing, started. Ejemplo: was playing es fondo; heard y stopped son sucesos.

Ejercicio 12. Pregunta por la parte marcada

1. What was Joaquín doing when it started to rain?
2. Where did Mateo find a wallet?
3. When did the thief run away?

Ejercicio 13. Traduce al español

1. Estaba enviando un mensaje a mi primo cuando se me cayó el móvil.
2. Mientras cruzaban el río, empezó una tormenta.
3. ¿Qué hiciste cuando viste la araña?

Ejercicio 14. Las dos viñetas del patinador

Modelo: Ben was skateboarding in the park at half past four. A ball hit his skateboard when he was crossing the path. He fell.

Comprueba: continuo para el fondo, simple para el golpe y when o while bien usados.

Ejercicio 15. Simple o continuo

1. went · 2. were watching · 3. opened, walked · 4. didn’t know · 5. was having. En 1 y 3 las acciones se suceden; en 4, know es verbo de estado.

Ejercicio 16. Campamento cerca de Edimburgo

1. They were sitting around the fire and singing.
2. The teacher took a torch.
3. It was eating some bread.
4. It ran away.

Ejercicio 17. Mediación: un mensaje de Ximena

Modelo: Yesterday Ximena was having a shower when the power went out. She got out of the shower, looked for a candle and called her mum.

Comprueba: continuo para la ducha, simple para las tres acciones siguientes.

Ejercicio 18. Cambia el orden

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

Ejercicio 19. Un accidente en Seattle

Modelo: Yesterday Joaquín was skateboarding in Seattle. A ball crossed the path when he was going down the hill. He fell and hurt his wrist. His friend took him to the hospital. The doctor said it was only a bump.

Comprueba: seis frases, was skateboarding y un suceso en simple, when o while.

Ejercicio 20. Tu propia anécdota

Modelo: It was Saturday and I was walking in the park. The sun was shining and children were playing. Suddenly a ball hit my head. I dropped my ice cream. While I was picking it up, a dog ate it. Everybody laughed, and I laughed too.

Comprueba: ocho frases, escena en continuo, suceso en simple, when, while y suddenly.