Dialogue

What were you doing when I called?

A2
Unidad 15
2 m
Lección 4

Lecciones

Dialogue

  • Intro

    Well done! Let's practise a conversation with the past simple and the past continuous tenses in English. Your lines will appear on the screen.

  • Mów teraz

    I was waiting at the station when you called.

  • Mów teraz

    You were standing on the corner when you saw him.

  • Mów teraz

    He was parking at the end of the street when we came.

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    _ ___ _______ __ ___ _______ ____ ___ ______.

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    ___ ____ ________ __ ___ ______ ____ ___ ___ ___.

  • Powtórz ze słuchu

    __ ___ _______ __ ___ ___ __ ___ ______ ____ __ ____.

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    ¿Qué estabas haciendo cuando te llamé?

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    ¿Dónde estabas cuando lo viste?

  • Przetłumacz teraz

    ¿Qué estaba haciendo él cuando llegamos?

Frases clave

What were you up to?

¿Qué estabas haciendo?

What was happening at that time?

¿Qué estaba pasando en ese momento?

What were they working on?

¿En qué estaban trabajando?

Vocabulario

Palabra
Traducción
activity
actividad
situation
situación
event
evento

Frases clave

I was watching TV when you called.

Estaba viendo la televisión cuando llamaste.

She was reading a book when I arrived.

Ella estaba leyendo un libro cuando llegué.

They were playing soccer when it started to rain.

Ellos estaban jugando al fútbol cuando empezó a llover.

I was curious about what you were up to.

Tenía curiosidad sobre qué estabas haciendo.

Can you tell me what was happening at that time?

¿Puedes decirme qué estaba pasando en ese momento?

I heard they were working on a new project.

Escuché que estaban trabajando en un nuevo proyecto.

Diálogo práctico

Person A

What were you doing when I called you yesterday?

¿Qué estabas haciendo cuando te llamé ayer?

Person B

I was studying for my exam. What were you up to?

Estaba estudiando para mi examen. ¿Qué estabas haciendo?

Person A

I was at the store. What was happening at your place?

Estaba en la tienda. ¿Qué estaba pasando en tu casa?

Person B

I was just finishing my homework. Did you call me during that time?

Estaba terminando mi tarea. ¿Me llamaste durante ese tiempo?

Person A

Yes, I did. I needed your help.

Sí, lo hice. Necesitaba tu ayuda.

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Preguntas frecuentes

Esta pregunta significa '¿Qué estabas haciendo?'. La usamos para averiguar qué hacía alguien en un momento dado.
Esta expresión significa '¿Qué estaba sucediendo en ese momento?'. Puedes usarla cuando quieras preguntar sobre eventos del pasado.
Esta pregunta significa '¿En qué estaban trabajando?'. Se utiliza para averiguar en qué proyecto o tarea estaba trabajando alguien.

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A2⭐ Past Continuous part 2 🔥

Location

On the corner

Positive sentences

You were standing on the corner.

Specific questions

What were you doing when I called?

Dialogue

What were you doing when I called?

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