Question

Fill in the blanks with a correct from of PAST CONTINUOUS:
A) Alice hurt herself while she _____ (skate).
B) I met my neighbor while i _____ (walk) home from work
C) Sally saw a friend while she (ride) her bicycle along Park St.
D) Peter fell asleep while he _____ (study)
E) Bob stepped on Jane's feet while while they _______ (dance) together
F) I cut myself while I ______ (shave)
G) Mr. and Mrs. Brown burned themselves while they ______ (bake) cookies
H) Tommy had a nightmare while he ______ (sleep) at a friend's house.

Answer 1

1- a) was skating.

b) was walking.

c) was riding.

d) was studying.

e) were dancing.

f) was shaving.

g) were baking.

h) was sleeping.

Answer 2

A) Alice hurt herself while she was skating.

B) I met my neighbor while I was walking home from work.

C) Sally saw a friend while she was riding her bicycle along Park St.

D) Peter fell asleep while he was studying.

E) Bob stepped on Jane's feet while while they were dancing together.

F) I cut myself while I was shaving.

G) Mr. and Mrs. Brown burned themselves while they were baking cookies.

H) Tommy had a nightmare while he was sleeping at a friend's house.

O passado contínuo ou past continuous é utilizado para se referir a uma situação que estava em andamento em um determinado momento do passado. A construção do passado contínuo deve ser dada segundo a forma:

Sujeito + verbo “to be” no passado (was/were dependendo se for primeira pessoa ou terceira pessoa) + verbo com “ing” + complemento.