Question

s family using the
simple past and the past progressive.
1 His mom / cook / when / she/hear a shout
2 His brother/ eat / when / the lights / go out
3 Somebody / shout, "Earthquake!" / while /
Jay's sister / talk with her friends
4 His grandparents / watch TV / when / some
books / fall off the shelves
5 The ground / move / while / his dad / walk
down the street​

Answer 1

Resposta:

1. His mom was cooking when she heard a shout

2. His brother was eating when the lights went out

3. Somebody shouted "earthquake!" while Jay's sister was talking with her friends

4. His grandparents were watching TV when some books fell off the shelves

5. The ground moved while his dad was walking down the street.

Past progressive: verbo to be no simple past (was/were, singular/plural) + verbo principal + ING

Dica: when - past progressive + simple past

while - simple past + past progressive

"when" dá ideia de ação acaba, enquanto "while" de ação progressiva