En este artículo, te ofrecemos una serie de ejercicios de pasado simple y continuo en inglés para que practiques y refuerces tu comprensión de estos tiempos verbales. Si tienes dudas con alguno de dos tiempos verbales, te recomendamos que leas primero nuestras publicaciones sobre el Pasado simple en inglés y el Pasado continuo en inglés.
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EJERCICIOS DE PASADO SIMPLE Y CONTINUO
1. Completa las siguientes oraciones utilizando el pasado simple del verbo en paréntesis.
- She __________ (visit) her friend in Paris last summer.
- They __________ (finish) the project on time.
- I __________ (see) an interesting documentary yesterday.
- The company __________ (launch) a new product last month.
- We __________ (eat) dinner at a fancy restaurant last night.
- He __________ (lose) his wallet on the way to work.
- The team __________ (win) the championship last year.
- She __________ (not/go) to the party because she was sick.
- They __________ (buy) a new car a few weeks ago.
- I __________ (forget) to call my mom on her birthday.
- She visited her friend in Paris last summer.
- They finished the project on time.
- I saw an interesting documentary yesterday.
- The company launched a new product last month.
- We ate dinner at a fancy restaurant last night.
- He lost his wallet on the way to work.
- The team won the championship last year.
- She didn’t go to the party because she was sick.
- They bought a new car a few weeks ago.
- I forgot to call my mom on her birthday.
2. Completa las siguientes oraciones utilizando el pasado continuo del verbo en paréntesis.
- I __________ (watch) TV when the power went out.
- They __________ (study) for their exams all night.
- She __________ (cook) dinner when her friends arrived.
- We __________ (not/sleep) at 11 PM last night.
- He __________ (drive) to the office when he remembered his appointment.
- The kids __________ (play) in the garden while it started raining.
- She __________ (work) on her laptop when the internet stopped working.
- They __________ (wait) for the bus for over an hour.
- I __________ (read) a novel when the doorbell rang.
- The musicians __________ (rehearse) for their concert all afternoon.
- I was watching TV when the power went out.
- They were studying for their exams all night.
- She was cooking dinner when her friends arrived.
- We were not sleeping at 11 PM last night.
- He was driving to the office when he remembered his appointment.
- The kids were playing in the garden while it started raining.
- She was working on her laptop when the internet stopped working.
- They were waiting for the bus for over an hour.
- I was reading a novel when the doorbell rang.
- The musicians were rehearsing for their concert all afternoon.
3. Utiliza el pasado simple o el pasado continuo según corresponda para completar las siguientes oraciones.
- While I __________ (walk) to school, I __________ (see) a cute puppy.
- She __________ (drop) her phone while she __________ (run) to catch the bus.
- They __________ (play) cards when the lights suddenly __________ (go) out.
- I __________ (read) a book when my friend __________ (call) me.
- We __________ (drive) home when we __________ (hear) the news on the radio.
- He __________ (not/watch) TV when I __________ (arrive).
- The chef __________ (prepare) dinner while the guests __________ (chat).
- The children __________ (build) a sandcastle when the tide __________ (come) in.
- I __________ (lose) my keys while I __________ (look) for my wallet.
- She __________ (write) an email when her computer __________ (crash).
- While I was walking to school, I saw a cute puppy.
- She dropped her phone while she was running to catch the bus.
- They were playing cards when the lights suddenly went out.
- I was reading a book when my friend called me.
- We were driving home when we heard the news on the radio.
- He was not watching TV when I arrived.
- The chef was preparing dinner while the guests were chatting.
- The children were building a sandcastle when the tide came in.
- I lost my keys while I was looking for my wallet.
- She was writing an email when her computer crashed.
4. Elige la opción correcta
1. While she ________ (walk) to work, she found a wallet on the ground.
a) walked
b) was walking
c) had walked
2. They were having dinner when the phone ________ (ring).
a) rang
b) was ringing
c) had rung
3. I ________ (read) a book when suddenly I heard a loud noise outside.
a) read
b) was reading
c) had read
4. The teacher ________ (explain) the lesson when the fire alarm went off.
a) explained
b) was explaining
c) had explained
5. We ________ (drive) to the beach when we saw an accident on the road.
a) drove
b) were driving
c) had driven
6. As I ________ (clean) the house, I found an old photo album.
a) cleaned
b) was cleaning
c) had cleaned
7. He ________ (not pay) attention while he was talking on the phone.
a) didn’t pay
b) wasn’t paying
c) hadn’t paid
8. They ________ (plan) their vacation when they heard the news.
a) planned
b) were planning
c) had planned
9. When the movie started, the audience ________ (still/chat).
a) still chatted
b) were still chatting
c) had still chatted
10. I ________ (not see) her at the party because I was dancing all night.
a) didn’t see
b) wasn’t seeing
c) hadn’t seen
- b) was walking
- a) rang
- b) was reading
- b) was explaining
- b) were driving
- b) was cleaning
- b) wasn’t paying
- b) were planning
- b) were still chatting
- a) didn’t see
5. Indica si las siguientes frases son correctas o incorrectas
She was eating dinner when the phone rang.
I watched TV while my sister was playing the piano.
They were walking to the park when it was starting to rain.
He studied for his exams while his friends were going to the party.
The teacher explained the lesson when the bell was ringing.
We were waiting for the bus when we saw an old friend.
She was sleeping when suddenly her alarm was going off.
I didn’t hear my phone because I was listening to music.
They were having breakfast when their cat knocked over a glass of milk.
As I was walking down the street, I dropped my keys.
- Correcta
- Correcta
- Incorrecta — Corrección: They were walking to the park when it started to rain.
- Correcta
- Incorrecta — Corrección: The teacher was explaining the lesson when the bell rang.
- Correcta
- Incorrecta — Corrección: She was sleeping when suddenly her alarm went off.
- Correcta
- Correcta
- Correcta
Esperamos que estos ejercicios de pasado simple y continuo en inglés te hayan resultado útiless. Si aún tienes dudas con estos tiempos verbales, visita nuestros artículos sobre el Pasado simple en inglés y el Pasado continuo en inglés.