Comunicación e Sociedade 2016-2017: noviembre 2016

miércoles, 30 de noviembre de 2016

Ejercicios inglés: Past simple - continuous

Elige la forma adecuada del verbo:

1. I ________ - I didn't hear you come in.

a) was sleeping b) slept

2. I ________ to see her twice, but she wasn't home.

a) was coming b) came

3. What ________? I was watching TV.

a) did you do b) were you doing

4. Robin Hood was a character who ________ from the rich and gave

to the poor.

a) stole b) was stealing

5. Hey, did you talk to her? Yes, I ________ to her

a) was talking b) talked

6. I ________ home very late last night.

a) came b) was coming

7. How long ________ the flu?

a) did you have b) were you having

8. ________ a good time in Brazil? Yes, I had a blast!

a) Were you having b) Did you have

9. We ________ breakfast when she walked into the room.

a) had b) were having

10. Last month I decided to buy a new car, and today I finally

________ it.

a) bought b) was buying

Pon el verbo en la forma adecuada

1. A: What (you, do) ___________________ when you heard that noise?

B: I (try) ___________________ to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

2. After I (find) ___________________ the wallet full of money, I (go,

immediately)___________________ to the police and (turn)

___________________ it in.

3. The doctor (say) ___________________ that Brian (be) _________________ too

weak to go to work and that he (need) ___________________ to stay at home

for a couple of days.

4. My best friend (arrive) ___________________ at my house a little before 9:00

pm, but I (be, not) ___________________ there. I (study) ___________________

at the library for my final examination in Italian.

5. John is in the living room working on his computer. At this time yesterday,

he (work, also) ___________________ on his computer. That's all he ever does!

6. - I (call) ___________________ you last night after dinner, but you (be,

not)___________________ there. Where were you?

- I (work) ___________________ out at the gym.

7. When I (walk) ___________________ into the busy office, the secretaries

(talk)___________________ on the phone with customers, a clerk (work,

busily)___________________ at his desk, and two managers (discuss, quietly)

___________________ methods to improve customer service.

8. I (watch) ___________________ a thriller on T.V. when the electricity went

out. Now I am never going to find out how the film ends.

9. Samantha (be) ___________________ in the room when Bob (tell)

___________________ me what happened, but she didn't hear anything

because she (be, listen) ___________________ to music.

10. It's strange that you (call) ___________________ because I (think, just)

___________________ about you.