Question

My father _____________ the newspaper while my mother ____________ the floor. *
a)was reading /
was vacuuming
b)read / vacuumed
c)was read / was vacuuming
d)has read / has vacuumed
e)to read / to vacuum​

Answer 1

Resposta:

a)was reading / was vacuuming

Answer 2

O Simple Past Continuous corresponde ao pretérito do indicativo contínuo e possui sentido de ação estava ocorrendo naquele momento. "My father was reading the newspaper while my mother was vacuuming the floor" (A).

Simple Past Continuous sinaliza ações que foram completadas há pouco tempo. Sua estrutura corresponde a:

SUJEITO + WERE ou WAS + ING (GERÚNDIO DO VERBO PRINCIPAL)

São exemplos de Simple Past Continuous:

He was playing with her brother;

I was eating a banana yesterday;

It was raining;

They were studying Math at school.

Sua forma negativa: I was not studying English.

Sua forma interrogativa: Were they going to the restaurant?

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