Hello!
Fill in the correct form of the past tense: simple or progressive.
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Răspuns/Answer:
1. While I was wondering whether to buy the CD player, a woman came in and snatched it.
2. The teacher asked me," What were you doing all afternoon yesterday?"
3. Our neighbour's dog attacked the postman while he was delivering a
letter.
4. The chairman entered the conference room and realised that everyone was chatting nervously with their neighbour.
5. We could not sleep last night because our neighbours were playing loud music.
6. Why didn't you report the crime?
7. When they got home, they saw the burglars as they were leaving the house.
8. The match official postponed the game because it was raining.
9. I was working on the report the whole afternoon yesterday.
10. I hurried to the police office to report the break-in.
11. While Mom was decorating the tree, the children were watching their favourite Christmas TV show.
12. As we were driving on the motorway to Cardiff, I suddenly remembered that I had left the cellar door open.
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Explicații:
- Timpul Past Tense Simple exprimă o acțiune petrecută și încheiată în trecut, în timp ce Past Tense Continuous arată un aspect progresiv (exprimă durata derulării acțiunii pe o perioadă continuă).
- Past Tense Simple se traduce în română prin perfect compus sau perfect simplu, iar Past Tense Continuous prin imperfect.
Un exercițiu rezolvat cu aspectul progresiv al verbelor se găsește aici: https://brainly.ro/tema/1895380
Succes!
