Question

a. In this sentence, an action was in progress in the past when another one happened at a specific time.
b. Both actions were happening at the same time in the past.
c. The action described by the verb in the Simple Past (found) interrupted the action described in the Past Continuous (were searching).
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Answer 1

Resposta:

a. In this sentence, an action was in progress in the past when another one happened at a specific time.

Nesta frase, uma ação estava em andamento no passado, quando outra aconteceu em um momento específico.

Neste caso a primeira frase esta no Past Continuous enquanto a segunda está no Simple Past.

Veja um exemplo do enunciado descrito na letra A.

Ex.: I was listening to the radio when you arrived this afternoon.

(Eu estava escutando o radio quando você chegou nesta tarde)

b. Both actions were happening at the same time in the past.

R: O Past Continuous (Passado Contínuo) é um tempo verbal utilizado para indicar ações contínuas que ocorreram no passado.

O Past Continuous pode ser usado para expressar duas ou mais ações que acontecem ao mesmo tempo no passado. Como no enunciado da letra B.

Ex.: I was reading a book while he was watching TV.

(Eu estava lendo um livro enquanto ele estava assistindo TV).

c. The action described by the verb in the Simple Past (found) interrupted the action described in the Past Continuous (were searching).

A ação descrita pelo verbo no Passado Simples interrompeu a ação descrita no Passado Contínuo.

Veja um exemplo do que foi descrito na letra C.

Ex.: We were searching the documents when you found the books.

(Nós estávamos pesquisando os documentos quando você encontrou os livros.)

Answer 2

Resposta:

The past continuous (also called past progressive) is a verb tense which is used to show that an ongoing past action was happening at a specific moment of interruption, or that two ongoing actions were happening at the same time. Read on for detailed descriptions, examples, and past continuous exercises.

Past Continuous Forms

The past continuous is formed using was/were + present participle. Questions are indicated by inverting the subject and was/were. Negatives are made with not.

Statement: You were studying when she called.

Question: Were you studying when she called?

Negative: You were not studying when she called