Question

Read the dialogue.
Mark: Hello? Hi babe! I was trying to talk to you earlier. Are you ok?
Jenny: Oh, hi dear! I was walking on the street when I fell and hurt my ankle. I'm at St. Peters Hospital.
Mark: OMG! I'm on my way!
Which sentence of the dialogue shows an action in the past simple tense?

A) "I was trying to talk to you earlier."
B) "...I was walking on the street..."
C) "...I fell and hurt my ankle."
D) "I'm at St. Peters Hospital."
E) "Hello? Hi, babe."

Answer 1

Resposta:

Alternativa C

Explicação:

O Simple Past Tense é usado para falar sobre ações, situações ou eventos acabados, ou seja, já terminados.

A frase da alternativa C está no Simple Past, o que é evidenciado pela conjugação do verbo fall (fell no passado).

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