Esercizio sui tempi passati (simple vs continuous) in inglese - Preparazione TOEIC®

Ecco un esercizio per allenarti a padroneggiare il simple past (preterito) e il past continuous (preterito continuo - oppure preterito progressivo) in inglese, per preparare il tuo TOEIC®.

Puoi trovare la lezione qui: Corso sui tempi passati per il TOEIC®

Esercizio

Scegli la forma corretta:

1. While I __ (to watch) TV, my brother __ (to play) outside.
2. Last year, we __ (to visit) Paris and __ (to see) the Eiffel Tower.
3. She __ (to cook) dinner when the phone __ (to ring).
4. When I was a child, I __ (to go) to the park every weekend.
5. The sun __ (to set) and the birds __ (to sing) when we arrived.

Correzione

1. While I was watching TV, my brother was playing outside.
   • (Past continuous per due azioni simultanee in corso nel passato)
2. Last year, we visited Paris and saw the Eiffel Tower.
   • (Past simple per azioni concluse nel passato)
3. She was cooking dinner when the phone rang.
   • (Past continuous per un'azione in corso interrotta da un'altra azione al past simple)
4. When I was a child, I went to the park every weekend.
   • (Past simple per un'abitudine nel passato)
5. The sun was setting and the birds were singing when we arrived.
   • (Past continuous per descrivere l'atmosfera o il contesto in una storia)