Past Simple, Continuous and Used to

Es como el Present Continuous, pero cambiando am/is/are por was/were:
• I am reading. (ahora) → I was reading. (en el pasado)
• They are playing. (ahora) → They were playing. (en el pasado)

1. Acción en progreso en un momento del pasado:
At 8 o'clock last night, I was watching TV.
(A las 8 de anoche, estaba viendo la tele.)

2. Dos acciones simultáneas en el pasado:
While I was studying, my brother was playing video games.
(Mientras yo estudiaba, mi hermano jugaba a videojuegos.)

3. Acción larga interrumpida por una acción corta (Past Simple):
I was walking to school when it started to rain.
(Estaba caminando al colegio cuando empezó a llover.)
She was cooking dinner when the phone rang.
(Estaba cocinando la cena cuando sonó el teléfono.)

WHEN + Past Simple (acción corta)
WHILE + Past Continuous (acción larga)

I was reading when the phone rang.
While I was reading, the phone rang.

Read the story:

It was a normal Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. López were at home. Mrs. López was cooking dinner in the kitchen. She was making her famous chicken with rice. Mr. López was sitting in the living room. He was reading the newspaper and listening to the radio. Their daughter Claudia was doing her homework in her bedroom. She was writing an essay for English class. Their son Miguel was playing video games in his room. Suddenly, there was a loud noise outside! Everyone stopped what they were doing and ran to the window. A big tree had fallen on the road! While they were looking at the tree, the neighbours came out of their houses too. It was very exciting!

Questions:
1. What was Mrs. López doing? ___
2. Where was Mr. López sitting? ___
3. What was Claudia doing? ___
4. Was Miguel studying? ___
5. What happened suddenly? ___
6. What did everyone do when they heard the noise? ___

1. Completa con was o were:
a) I ___ sleeping at midnight.   b) They ___ playing in the park.
c) She ___ cooking dinner.   d) We ___ watching a film.
e) He ___ reading a book.   f) You ___ talking to María.

2. Escribe frases en Past Continuous:
a) At 7 am / I / have breakfast → ___
b) At 10 pm / she / sleep → ___
c) At 3 pm / they / play football → ___
d) At noon / we / eat lunch → ___

3. Completa con Past Simple o Past Continuous:
a) I ___ (walk) to school when I ___ (see) my friend.
b) While she ___ (study), her phone ___ (ring).
c) They ___ (play) football when it ___ (start) to rain.
d) He ___ (read) a book when his mum ___ (call) him.

4. Traduce al inglés:
a) ¿Qué estabas haciendo a las 9 de anoche? → ___
b) Mientras ella cocinaba, él veía la tele. → ___
c) Estaba caminando cuando empezó a llover. → ___
d) Ellos no estaban estudiando, estaban jugando. → ___

5. Escribe qué estabas haciendo ayer a estas horas (una frase para cada hora):
a) At 8 am: ___ b) At 11 am: ___ c) At 2 pm: ___ d) At 6 pm: ___ e) At 10 pm: ___