Past simple and continuous

I was running when I lost the office key.

A2
Unidad 15
2 m
Lección 5

Lecciones

Past simple and continuous

  • Intro

    Now, let's join the two tenses with the word "when" and answer the questions to make a story.

  • Mów teraz

    I was running when I lost the office key

  • Mów teraz

    He was riding a bike when he broke his leg

  • Mów teraz

    I was writing an email when the phone rang

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    _ ___ _______ ____ _ ____ ___ ______ ___

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    __ ___ ______ _ ____ ____ __ _____ ___ ___

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    _ ___ _______ __ _____ ____ ___ _____ ____

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    ¿Qué estabas haciendo cuando perdiste la llave?

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    ¿Qué estaba haciendo él cuando se rompió la pierna?

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    ¿Qué estabas escribiendo cuando sonó el teléfono?

Frases clave

losing important items

perder artículos importantes

unexpected events

eventos inesperados

being in a hurry

estar apurado

Vocabulario

Palabra
Traducción
klucz
llave
biuro
oficina
bieg
carrera
zdarzenie
evento
przedmiot
objeto

Frases clave

I was running quickly to catch the bus.

Estaba corriendo rápidamente para alcanzar el autobús.

She was waiting for her friend at the office.

Ella estaba esperando a su amiga en la oficina.

They were talking about their plans when I arrived.

Ellos estaban hablando de sus planes cuando llegué.

Losing important items can be very stressful.

Perder artículos importantes puede ser muy estresante.

Unexpected events often change our plans.

Los eventos inesperados a menudo cambian nuestros planes.

Being in a hurry can lead to mistakes.

Estar apurado puede llevar a errores.

Diálogo práctico

Customer

I was running when I lost the office key.

Estaba corriendo cuando perdí la llave de la oficina.

Receptionist

What were you doing at that time?

¿Qué estabas haciendo en ese momento?

Customer

I was going to a meeting and I was in a hurry.

Iba a una reunión y estaba apurado.

Receptionist

Losing important items is very common during busy days.

Perder artículos importantes es muy común durante los días ocupados.

Customer

Yes, unexpected events can really disrupt your plans.

Sí, los eventos inesperados pueden realmente interrumpir tus planes.

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Preguntas frecuentes

'Losing important items' significa perder objetos importantes.
'Unexpected events' se puede usar al hablar de situaciones que no estaban planeadas.
'Being in a hurry' significa estar apurado.

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A2⭐ Past Continuous part 1 🔥

Positive sentences

I was running.

Yes/ no questions

Were you running?

Specific questions

What were you doing?

Past Simple

I lost the office key.

Past simple and continuous

I was running when I lost the office key.

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            "translation": "oficina"
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