Question

Qual é alternativa correta?
1 He was listening to the radio while he was preparing breakfast.

2 Cindy broking her leg while she was snowboarding.

3 My dad felling the ladder while he was painting the carport.

4 She said that she was not feeling happy, so I was talking to her.

Answer 1

Resposta:

1 He was listening to the radio while he was preparing breakfast.

Explicação:

Quando você vai ligar duas ações que ocorreram no passado, sendo que uma delas ocorreu durante o evento da outra, deve-se usar:

simple past + while + past continuous

ou

past continuous + while, simple past

ERRADA - Cindy broking her leg while she was snowboarding.

CORRETA - Cindy broke (simple past) her leg while she was snowboarding (past continuous)

ERRADA - My dad felling the ladder while he was painting the carport.

CORRETA - My dad fell off/fell down (simple past) the ladder while he was painting (past continuous) the carport.

ERRADA - She said that she was not feeling happy, so I was talking to her.

CORRETA - She said that she was not feeling (past continuous) happy, so I talked (simple past) to her.