Ejercicios de Pasado Continuo (Past Continuous), Cuestionario y Hoja de Trabajo

Pasado Continuo (Past Continuous) - Ejercicios y Cuestionario

Estos ejercicios se centran en el uso del Pasado Continuo para describir acciones que ocurrían en el pasado.

¿Qué es el Pasado Continuo?

El Pasado Continuo se usa para describir:

✔ Acciones que estaban ocurriendo en un momento específico en el pasado

Yesterday at 8 PM, I was watching TV. (The action was happening at 8 PM.)

✔ Dos acciones que estaban ocurriendo al mismo tiempo en el pasado

She was cooking while he was reading. (Both actions were happening together.)

✔ Una acción interrumpida por otra acción

I was sleeping when the phone rang. (The phone rang while I was sleeping.)

✔ Descripciones de fondo en historias

The sun was shining, and the birds were singing. (Setting the scene in a story.)

Illustration of Pasado Continuo en Inglés: uso y ejercicios

Cómo formar el Pasado Continuo (Past Continuous)

Para formar el Pasado Continuo, usamos:

📌 [Sujeto] + [was/were] + [verbo + ing]

Sujeto	Verbo auxiliar (was/were)	Verbo + ing
I	was	playing
You	were	eating
He/She/It	was	watching
We	were	working
They	were	running

Ejemplos:

✔ I was studying at 10 PM last night.
✔ She was sleeping when the doorbell rang.
✔ They were playing soccer while we were watching TV.

Reglas de ortografía para los verbos en -ing

Regla	Ejemplo
La mayoría de los verbos – Solo agrega -ing	play → playing
Verbos que terminan en -e – Quita la "e" y agrega -ing	make → making
Verbos con una vocal + una consonante – Duplica la consonante y agrega -ing	run → running
Verbos que terminan en -ie – Cambia "ie" por "y" y agrega -ing	lie → lying

Errores comunes

1. Olvidar el verbo auxiliar

❌ She cooking dinner.
✅ She was cooking dinner.

2. Usar la forma incorrecta de “to be”

❌ They was playing soccer.
✅ They were playing soccer.

3. Confundir el Pasado Continuo (Past Continuous) con el Pasado Simple (Past Simple)

❌ I was eat dinner when she called me.
✅ I was eating dinner when she called me.

Cuándo NO usar el Pasado Continuo (Past Continuous)

No usamos el Pasado Continuo con verbos de estado (stative verbs), es decir, verbos que describen sentimientos, pensamientos, posesión o sentidos.

Incorrecto (❌)	Correcto (✅)
I was knowing the answer.	I knew the answer.
She was having a car.	She had a car.
He was liking ice cream.	He liked ice cream.

📌 Algunos verbos de estado comunes:
like, love, hate, know, understand, believe, want, need, have (posesión), see, hear, smell, taste.

Pasado Continuo (Past Continuous) en la vida cotidiana

Puedes usar el Pasado Continuo (Past Continuous) en muchas situaciones:

✔ Hablando sobre un evento pasado: I was watching a movie when my mom called me.

✔ Describiendo un momento en el pasado: At 5 PM yesterday, we were driving home.

✔ Contando una historia: It was raining, and people were running to find shelter.

FAQ

¿Cuándo debo usar el Pasado Continuo en lugar del Pasado Simple?

Usa el Pasado Continuo para acciones en progreso (I was reading) y el Pasado Simple para acciones terminadas (I read a book).

📌 Consulta también: Diferencias entre Pasado Simple y Pasado Continuo.

¿Puedo usar el Pasado Continuo para hablar de planes futuros?

No. Para planes futuros, usa el Presente Continuo o "going to".

Ejemplo: I am meeting my friend tomorrow.

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre "I was thinking" y "I thought"?

✔ I was thinking about my future. (Proceso en el pasado)
✔ I thought she was nice. (Pensamiento terminado en el pasado)

¿Por qué no puedo decir “I was knowing”?

Porque "know" es un verbo de estado, describe un conocimiento o hecho, no una acción.

✅ Usa "I knew" en su lugar.

¿Puedo usar el Pasado Continuo en oraciones negativas?

Sí, solo agrega not después del verbo auxiliar:

✔ She was not sleeping at that time.
✔ We were not watching TV yesterday evening.

Pasado Continuo en Inglés: uso y ejercicios