I1 U8 Past Tense ContrastVersion en ligne Watch and choose the right option or complete the statements. par Andreina Farias Monasterios 1 What's the rule for this sentence? 'We were surfing when my girlfriend arrived at the beach' a Rule #1 b Rule #2 c Rule #3 2 Which past tense did they use? a simple past b past continuous c simple past and past continuous 3 Which past tense did she use? a simple past b past continuous c simple past and past continuous 4 Which past tenses did she use? a simple past b past continuous c simple past and past continuous 5 What did she express with this sentence? 'I was reading the label when the jar just slipped out of my hands and feel down.' a A chain of past events followed by some temporary past situations. b Some temporary past situations, the she mentioned a chain of past events. c A temporary past situation interrupted by a short past event, then she mentioned a second short past event. 6 What did she express with this sentence? 'I was so embarrassed that I wasn't even looking where I was going... and I knocked over a display of chips.' a A feeling and temporary action interrupted by a short event. b A temporary action followed by a chain of events. c A feeling and a short event followed by a temporary action. 7 What did she express with this sentence? 'While I was waiting to pay at the checkout, I realized I forgot my wallet home. I was mortified.' a A feeling in the past, then she mentioned a temporary past situation and a chain of past events. b A chain of past events, then she mentioned a temporary past situation followed by a feeling in the past. c A temporary past situation interrupted by a short past event, then she mentioned a feeling in the past. 8 I was sitting in the living room, watching TV when I suddenly ___ a strong smell of smoke. (feel) Written answer 9 Mrs. Brown ___ ___ ___ when the fire started. (doze off) Written answer 10 I was taking a shower. So I ___ ___ anything. (not notice) Written answer Explanation 1 Rule #2: A temporary action in past continuous (We were surfing) interrupted by a short event in simple past (when my girlfriend arrived at the beach). 2 Only 'simple past' because they weren't describing any past temporary situation. They were just asking and talking about particular events in the past. 3 Only 'past continuous' because she was only describing some temporary situations in the past, and she didn't mention any interruption. So she didn't need to use 'simple past.' 4 Simple past and past continuous: she needed both tenses because she described a temporary situation (past continuous), and then she mentioned an interruption (simple past). Then she mentioned a chain of past events (simple past for all these events). 5 She described a temporary past situation in past continuous (I was reading the label) interrupted by a short past event in simple past (when tha jar just slipped out of my hand), then she mentioned a second short past event in simple past (and fell down). 6 She described a feeling in simple past (I was so embarrassed) and a temporary action in past continuous (that I wasn't even looking where I was going) interrupted by a short event in simple past (and I knocked over a display of chips). 7 She described temporary past situation with past continuous (While I was waiting to pay at the checkout) interrupted by a short past event in simple past (I realized I forgot my wallet home), then she mentioned a feeling in simple past (I was mortified). 8 Simple past: in this case, 'felt' is an interruption of a temporary situation in the past (was sitting in the living room, l watching TV). 9 The temporary situation in past continuous (Mrs. Brown was dozing off) is interrupted by a short event in simple past (when the fire started). 10 A temporary situation in the past continuous (I was taking a shower) followed by its consequence in simple past (So I didn't notice anything).
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